contemporary

adj.当代的，现代的；adj.同时代的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
contemporary (adjective)
1.
happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time
2.
a) - simultaneous
b) marked by characteristics of the present period - modern current
contemporary (noun)
1.
one that is contemporary with another
2.
one of the same or nearly the same age as another
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
contemporary (adjective)
1.
existing or occurring at the same period of time
SYNONYMS:
coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, concurrent, contemporaneous, coterminous, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous
RELATED WORDS:
accompanying, attendant, attending, concomitant, incident
asynchronous, noncontemporary, nonsimultaneous, nonsynchronous
contemporary (adjective)
2.
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
SYNONYMS:
contemporary, current, designer, hot, mod, modernistic, new, new age, newfangled, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
RELATED WORDS:
fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, high-tech ( hi-tech); latter-day, recent
NEAR ANTONYMS:
anachronistic; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable; bygone, former, late, olden, past; antique, historic, historical; retro, retrograde; kaput ( kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized; old-world; discarded, disused, moth-eaten; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless, timeless
antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé
contemporary (noun)
a person who lives at the same time or is about the same age as another
SYNONYMS:
coeval
RELATED WORDS:
accompaniment, companion, concomitant; coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent, match, peer, rival
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