n.
Function: adjective
now existing or in progress FF1C; the present state of the economy seems to be shaky from all reports FF1E;
Synonyms: contemporary, current, existent, extant, instant, present-day, todayish
Related Words: contemporaneous, modern; newfashioned, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
Contrasted Words: bygone, erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, quondam, sometime, whilom
Antonyms: past