| Main Entry: | contemporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | modern |
Synonyms: |
abreast, au courant, contempo, current, existent, extant, hot off press, in fashion, in vogue, instant, just out, latest, leading-edge, mod, new, newfangled, now, present, present-day, recent, red-hot, state-of-the-art*, today, topical, ultramodern, up*, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, voguish, with it, à la mode |
| Notes: | contemporary can be predicated of persons, conditions, or events; contemporaneous is predicable only of occurrences or events |
Antonyms: |
old, old-fashioned, past, preceding |
| Main Entry: | modern |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, up-to-date |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, coincident, concomitant, concurrent, contempo, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, fresh, last word, late, latest, latter-day, leading-edge, modernistic, modernized, modish, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, novel, now, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, recent, state-of-the-art*, stylish, today, twenty- first century, up-to-the-minute, with-it |
Antonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, obsolete, old, old-fashioned, outdated, passe |
| Main Entry: | recent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | current |
Synonyms: |
contempo, contemporary, fresh, hot off the fire, hot off the press, just out, late, latter, latter-day, modern, modernistic, neoteric, new, newborn, newfangled, novel, present-day, the latest, today, up-to-date, young |
Antonyms: |
earlier, future, old, past |
| Main Entry: | latter-day |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | modern |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, coincident, concomitant, concurrent, contempo, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, fresh, last word, late, latest*, leading-edge, modernistic, modernized, modish, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, novel, now, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, recent, state-of-the-art*, stylish, today, twenty- first century, up-to-the-minute, with-it |
| Main Entry: | synchronic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contemporary |
Synonyms: |
abreast, au courant, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, concurrent, contempo, contemporaneous, current, existent, extant, hot off press, in fashion, in vogue, instant, just out, latest*, leading-edge, mod, new, newfangled, now, present, present-day, recent, red-hot, state-of-the-art*, synchronous, today*, topical, ultramodern, up*, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, voguish, with it, à la mode |
| Main Entry: | up-to-the-minute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contemporary |
Synonyms: |
abreast, au courant, contempo, current, existent, extant, hot off press, in fashion, in vogue, instant, just out, latest*, leading-edge, mod, modern, new, newfangled, now, present, present-day, recent, red-hot, state-of-the-art*, today*, topical, ultramodern, up*, up-to-date, voguish, with it, à la mode |