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nowadays

[nou-uh-deyz] / ˈnaʊ əˌdeɪz /
ADJECTIVE
present
Synonyms
STRONGEST
current
STRONG
begun being coeval commenced contemporary instant modern prompt started today
WEAK
ad hoc already at this moment contemporaneous even now existent extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process just now present-day topical under consideration up-to-date
Antonyms
STRONG
late old
WEAK
far former future past previous
ADJECTIVE
present-day
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contemporary modern
WEAK
ad hoc already at this moment begun being coeval commenced contemporaneous current even now existent existing extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process instant just now new now prompt started today topical under consideration up-to-date
Antonyms
STRONGEST
old old-fashioned
ADVERB
now
Synonyms
STRONGEST
today
STRONG
directly forthwith immediately instantly straightaway
WEAK
PDQ any more at once at the moment at this moment at this time away first off here and now in a minute in a moment in nothing flat instanter just now like now momentarily on the double promptly pronto right away right now soon these days this day
Antonyms
STRONG
eventually later
WEAK
future past
ADVERB
presently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
immediately soon
STRONG
shortly
WEAK
anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a minute in a moment in a short time now pretty soon today without delay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
later never
WEAK
eventually

Example Sentences

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"Our destinies as nations have been interlinked. As Oscar Wilde said, 'We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language!'"

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"I understand why people spend that much money, but nowadays it's a lot," Bartram explained to BBC Radio Suffolk's Wayne Bavin.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“You know what you’re going to get and it feels good and you love it so you get that weekly dose or, nowadays, a daily dose because it’s everywhere,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Ties are less prominent nowadays, and so are suits, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Cas was getting that smile a lot nowadays, but it was better than the manic one that tried to pretend everything was normal.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau