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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contemporary; common |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accustomed, afoot, circulating, common knowledge, customary, cutting-edge, doing, existent, extant, fad, fashionable, general, going around, hot*, in, in circulation, in progress, in the mainstream, in the news, in use, in vogue, instant, leading-edge, mod, modern, now*, on front burner, ongoing, popular, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, regnant, rife, ruling, state-of-the-art, swinging, topical, trendy, up-to-date, widespread |
| Antonyms: | antiquated, old, old-fashioned, past, uncommon, uncontemporary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | living |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | existing, active |
| Synonyms: | alert, alive, animated, around, awake, breathing, brisk, contemporary, continuing, current, developing, dynamic, existent, extant, in use, live, lively, ongoing, operative, persisting, strong, subsisting, ticking, vigorous, vital, warm |
| Antonyms: | dead, inactive |
| Main Entry: | popular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, standard |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accessible, adopted, approved, conventional, current, demanded, embraced, familiar, general, in demand, in use, ordinary, prevailing, prevalent, proletarian, public, rampant, regnant, rife, ruling, stock, ubiquitous, universal, widespread |
| Antonyms: | different, uncommon, unusual |
| Main Entry: | prevalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, widespread |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, common, commonplace, current, customary, established, everyday, extensive, faddy, frequent, general, habitual, in use, latest, latest word, leading edge, natural, new, normal, now*, ongoing, popular, prevailing, rampant, regnant, regular, rife, run-of-the-mill, state-of-the-art*, stylish, swinging, trendy, typic, typical, ubiquitous, universal, up-to-date, usual, with it, wonted |
| Antonyms: | isolated, limited, uncommon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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