Synonyms: contemporary, coeval
Definition: a person of nearly the same age as another
Similar words: peer, match, compeer, equal
Definition: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Synonyms: contemporary, present-day
Definition: belonging to the present time
Usage: contemporary leaders
Similar words: current
Definition: occurring in or belonging to the present time
Usage: current events; the current topic; current negotiations; current psychoanalytic theories; the ship's current position
Synonyms: modern-day, contemporary
Definition: characteristic of the present
Usage: contemporary trends in design; the role of computers in modern-day medicine
Similar words: modern
Definition: belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Usage: modern art; modern furniture; modern history; totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric
Synonyms: contemporaneous, contemporary
Definition: occurring in the same period of time
Usage: a rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation; the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart
Similar words: synchronal, synchronic, synchronous
Definition: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Usage: recovery was synchronous with therapy- Jour.A.M.A.; a synchronous set of clocks; the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight; synchronous oscillations