| Main Entry: | topical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | current |
Synonyms: |
contemporary, modern, newsworthy, nominal, popular, subjective, thematic, up-to-date |
Antonyms: |
irrelevant, old, past |
| Main Entry: | topical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restricted, local |
Synonyms: |
confined, insular, limited, parochial, particular, regional, sectional |
Antonyms: |
general, unrestricted |
| 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: | current |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contemporary; common |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fad, fashionable, general, going around, hot*, in, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, in use, in vogue, instant, leading-edge, mod, modern, now*, on front burner, ongoing, popular, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, regnant, rife, ruling, state-of-the-art, swinging, topical, trendy, up-to-date, widespread |
Antonyms: |
antiquated, old, old-fashioned, past, uncommon, uncontemporary |
| Main Entry: | limited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | restricted, definite |
Synonyms: |
bound, bounded, checked, circumscribed, confined, constrained, controlled, curbed, defined, delimited, determinate, finite, fixed, hampered, hemmed in, local, modified, narrow, particular, precise, qualified, reserved, restrained, sectional, topical |
Antonyms: |
indefinite, limitless, unbounded, unlimited, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | live |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, vigorous |
Synonyms: |
active, alert, brisk, burning, controversial, current, dynamic, earnest, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, functioning, hot*, lively, operative, pertinent, pressing, prevalent, running, topical, unsettled, vital, vivid, working |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic |
| Main Entry: | new |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recent, fresh |
Synonyms: |
advanced, au courant, brand-new, contemporary, current, cutting-edge, dewy, different, dissimilar, distinct, fashionable, inexperienced, just out, late, latest, modern, modernistic, modish, neoteric, newfangled, novel, now*, original, recent, spick-and-span, state-of-the-art, strange, topical, ultramodern, unaccustomed, uncontaminated, unfamiliar, unique, unknown, unlike, unseasoned, unskilled, unspoiled, untouched, untrained, untried, untrodden, unused, unusual, up-to-date, virgin, youthful |
Antonyms: |
deteriorated, old, old-fashioned, outdated, worn |
| Main Entry: | particular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exact, specific |
Synonyms: |
accurate, appropriate, blow-by-blow, circumstantial, clocklike, detailed, distinct, especial, express, full, individual, intrinsic, itemized, limited, local, meticulous, minute, painstaking, particularized, peculiar, precise, scrupulous, selective, singular, special, thorough, topical |
Antonyms: |
general, imprecise, indefinite, inexact |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing; at this time |
Synonyms: |
ad hoc, already, at this moment, begun, being, coeval, commenced, contemporaneous, contemporary, current, even now, existent, extant, for the time being, going on, immediate, in duration, in process, instant, just now, modern, nowadays, present-day, prompt, started, today, topical, under consideration, up-to-date |
Antonyms: |
absent, former, future, past, previous |
| Main Entry: | present-day |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | present |
Synonyms: |
ad hoc, already, at this moment, begun, being, coeval, commenced, contemporaneous, contemporary, current, even now, existent, existing, extant, for the time being, going on, immediate, in duration, in process, instant, just now, modern, new, now, nowadays, prompt, started, today, topical, under consideration, up-to-date |