Synonyms for contemporaneous
- adjective
Most common
simultaneous synchronic coeval synchronal contemporary cotemporal
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Coeval
coeval, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous, synchronal, coetaneous, concurrent
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Existing or created in the same period of time.
Look in other contemporaneous works to see whether that idea was common then.
Example sentences
- simultaneous Her dream is to become a simultaneous interpreter.
- contemporary I must admit I don't like much contemporary music.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| contemporaneous | steady | |
| simultaneous | falling | |
| synchronic | rising | |
| coeval | steady | |
| synchronal | steady | |
| contemporary | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- coeval
- 10 letters
- concurrent3, synchronic3, synchronal, coetaneous, cotemporal
- 11 letters
- synchronous3
- 12 letters
- contemporary5, simultaneous5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (concurrent3 = 3 syllables).