Synonyms for present
- verb
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Gift — to give a gift or presentation to (someone)
gift, give, bestow, hand, impart, confer, endow, grant, compliment
Other
submit, confront, face, put, pose, deliver, furnish, favor US, favour UK, portray, award, lay out, lay
Adjective
2. Current
current, immediate, modern, actual, instant, existing, present-day, near, extant, contemporary, close, near-by, topical, instantaneous
Other
now-a-days, presentaneous dated
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
- v. 2
To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
to present an envoy to the king
- adj. 1
Attentive; alert; focused.
Sorry, I was distracted just now, I'll try to be more present from now on.
- n. 1
The current moment or period of time.
Related words
- Word family
- presently presentness preterite-present presence present-day pressie presentable presentative
- Phrases
- historical present simple present at present historic present present continuous present historic present indefinite present participle
- Other spellings
- præsent
Choose the right word
A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- demonstrate He went on to demonstrate how to use the machine.
- exhibit Tom started to exhibit his supernatural abilities.
- confront I think it's time for me to confront that problem.
- portray Sami liked to portray himself as an innocent victim.
- furnish It will cost me a lot to furnish my new apartment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| present | falling | |
| demonstrate | rising | |
| exhibit | steady | |
| confront | rising | |
| portray | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- now1, put1, lay1
- 4 letters
- give1, show1, face1, hand1, near1, gift1, demo2, pose1, boon1
- 5 letters
- close1, stage1, offer2, award2, grant1, favor2, endow2
- 6 letters
- modern2, actual3, submit2, favour2, anchor2, render2, bounty2, confer2, extant2, impart2, bestow2, adduce
- 7 letters
- current2, produce2, deliver3, instant2, exhibit3, propose2, portray2, topical3, furnish2, heedful, reckful, audient
- 8 letters
- existing3, offering3, indicate3, donation3, confront2, gratuity4, acquaint2, largesse2
- 9 letters
- represent3, immediate4, introduce3, attendant3, endowment3
- 10 letters
- compliment3
- 11 letters
- demonstrate3
- 12 letters
- contemporary5
- 13 letters
- instantaneous5, presentaneous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (demo2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- présenter
- Italiano
- presentare
- Español
- presentar
- Deutsch
- vorstellen