Noun
- 1. contemporary, coeval, peer, equal, match, compeer
- usage: a person of nearly the same age as another
Adjective
- 1. contemporary, modern-day, modern (vs. nonmodern)
- usage: characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"
- 2. contemporary, present-day(prenominal), current (vs. noncurrent)
- usage: belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"
- 3. contemporaneous, contemporary, synchronous (vs. asynchronous), synchronal, synchronic
- usage: occurring in the same period of time; "a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation"; "the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart"
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