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All present synonyms

pres·ent
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adj present

  • current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
  • coeval — of or belonging to the same age or generation
  • prompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
  • being — Being is the present participle of be1.
  • modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
  • contemporary — Contemporary things are modern and relate to the present time.
  • begun — Begun is the past participle of begin.
  • instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
  • commenced — Simple past tense and past participle of commence.
  • nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
  • today — this present day: Today is beautiful.
  • ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
  • near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
  • attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
  • there — in or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.
  • ad hoc — An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
  • already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
  • immediate — occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
  • topical — pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference.
  • up-to-date — (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
  • contemporaneous — If two events or situations are contemporaneous, they happen or exist during the same period of time.
  • present-day — current; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English.
  • for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
  • going on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • just now — a moment ago
  • under consideration — being deliberated
  • at hand — If something is at hand, near at hand, or close at hand, it is very near in place or time.
  • available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
  • show up — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
  • in view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
  • on board — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
  • on deck — Nautical. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above: Our stateroom was on B deck.
  • on hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • on-the-spot — done or occurring at the time or place in question: an on-the-spot recording.
  • within reach — close enough to be reached
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