CONTEMPORANEOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONTEMPORANEOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “contemporaneous”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “contemporaneous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Contemporaneous” are: coetaneous, coeval, contemporary

Contemporaneous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Contemporaneous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “contemporaneous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of the same period.
• Occurring in the same period of time.
• Existing at or occurring in the same period of time.

Synonyms of "Contemporaneous" as an adjective (3 Words)

coetaneous	Of the same period. His greatest rival and coetaneous critic.
coeval	Of the same period. These lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity.
contemporary	Belonging to the present time. The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart.

Usage Examples of "Contemporaneous" as an adjective

• Pythagoras was contemporaneous with Buddha.
• A rise in interest rates is often contemporaneous with an increase in inflation.

Associations of "Contemporaneous" (30 Words)

activate	Make (something) active or operative. Fumes from cooking are enough to activate the alarm.
coeval	Of the same period. Like so many of his coevals he yearned for stability.
coexisting	Existing at the same time.
coincide	Be present at the same place and at the same time. Publication is timed to coincide with a major exhibition.
coincidence	An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. The interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable.
coincident	In agreement or harmony. The fall in the stock market was coincident with the slowdown in economic activity.
coincidental	Occurring or operating at the same time. It s convenient that his plan is coincidental with the group s closure.
concomitant	Occurring with or following as a consequence. She loved travel with all its concomitant worries.
concurrent	(of two or more prison sentences) to be served at the same time. He received concurrent sentences of two years imprisonment for each of his two convictions.
concurrently	At the same time; simultaneously. Concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held.
contemporary	Following modern ideas in style or design. Contemporary ceramics by leading potters.
enroll	Register formally as a participant or member.
equalize	Level the score in a match by scoring a goal. Britain is required to equalize pension rights between men and women.
equate	Cause (two or more things) to be the same in quantity or value. You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed.
event	Something that happens at a given place and time. The momentous political events of the late 1980s.
exist	Have an existence be extant. Two conflicting stereotypes of housework exist in popular thinking.
hap	An accidental happening. He recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life.
happenstance	An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental. An untoward happenstance for Trudy.
inadvertently	Without intention; accidentally. His name had been inadvertently omitted from the list.
incidental	An incidental expense event etc. Labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion.
incidentally	Introducing a different topic; in point of fact. The infection was discovered only incidentally at post mortem examination.
occur	To be found to exist. Radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite.
recent	Having happened, begun, or been done not long ago; belonging to a past period comparatively close to the present. His recent trip to Africa.
simultaneous	Occurring, operating, or done at the same time. A simultaneous withdrawal of troops.
simultaneously	At the same time. The telethon was broadcast simultaneously on 31 US networks.
sync	Make synchronous and adjust in time or manner. The flash needs to be synced to your camera.
synchronism	The relation that exists when things occur at the same time.
synchronize	Cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate. Their breathing slowly synchronized.
synchronous	Making or denoting an orbit around the earth or another celestial body in which one revolution is completed in the period taken for the body to rotate about its axis. Glaciations were approximately synchronous in both hemispheres.
unintended	Not planned or meant. The unintended consequences of people s actions.