Synonyms for current
ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr-cur·rent

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1. currentnoun

   Synonyms:
   electric current, up-to-date, rife, prevalent, prevailing, fashionable, present, stream, tendency, flow

   Antonyms:
   past, unfashionable, future, out-of-date

2. currentadjective

   The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.

   Synonyms:
   stream, flow, tendency, electric current, prevalent, present, up-to-date, rife, fashionable, prevailing

   Antonyms:
   future, out-of-date, unfashionable, past

3. currentnoun

   Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

   Synonyms:
   fashionable, up-to-date, present, prevalent, flow, electric current, stream, tendency, rife, prevailing

   Antonyms:
   future, past, out-of-date, unfashionable

4. currentnoun

   A tendency or a course of events.

   Synonyms:
   electric current, stream, flow, tendency

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1. current

   That is authentic which is true to the facts; that is genuine which is true to its own claims; as, authentic history; genuine money.

   A 'genuine' work is one written by the author whose name it bears; an 'authentic' work is one which relates truthfully the matters of which it treats. For example, the apocryphal Gospel of St. Thomas is neither 'genuine' nor 'authentic.' It is not 'genuine,' for St. Thomas did not write it; it is not 'authentic,' for its contents are mainly fables and lies.

   Trench On the Study of Words lect. vi, p. 189. [W. J. Widdleton]

   Authentic is, however, used by reputable writers as synonymous with genuine, tho usually where genuineness carries a certain authority. We speak of accepted conclusions, certain evidence, current money, genuine letters, a legitimate conclusion or legitimate authority, original manuscripts, real value, received interpretation, sure proof, a true statement, a trustworthy witness, a veritable discovery.

   Synonyms:
   accepted, accredited, authentic, authoritative, authorized, certain, genuine, legitimate, original, real, received, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, veritable

   Antonyms:
   apocryphal, baseless, counterfeit, disputed, exploded, fabulous, false, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized

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1. current

   Synonyms:
   running, prevalent, ordinary, present, popular, general, floating, exoteric, vulgar

   Antonyms:
   rejected, obsolete, exploded, confined, private, secret, esoteric

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1. current, electric currentnoun

   a flow of electricity through a conductor

   "the current was measured in amperes"

   Synonyms:
   stream, flow, electric current

   Antonyms:
   superannuated, obsolescent, outdated, disused, out-of-date, dead, noncurrent, back(a), obsolete

2. current, streamnoun

   a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

   "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"

   Synonyms:
   stream, watercourse, flow, electric current

   Antonyms:
   superannuated, back(a), obsolescent, disused, out-of-date, noncurrent, outdated, dead, obsolete

3. stream, flow, currentadjective

   dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

   "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"

   Synonyms:
   rate of flow, catamenia, flowing, period, menstruation, menstruum, menses, flow, watercourse, flow rate, electric current, stream

   Antonyms:
   dead, back(a), noncurrent, obsolete, superannuated, obsolescent, disused, outdated, out-of-date

4. currentadjective

   occurring in or belonging to the present time

   "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

   Antonyms:
   superannuated, obsolete, outdated, dead, back(a), noncurrent, disused, obsolescent, out-of-date

Matched Categories

1. • Electrical Phenomenon
   • Flow

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1. currentadjective

   Synonyms:
   common, general, popular, rife, generally received, in every one's mouth

2. currentadjective

   Synonyms:
   circulating (as money), passing from hand to hand

3. currentadjective

   Synonyms:
   present, existing, instant, now passing

4. currentnoun

   Synonyms:
   stream, moving fluid

5. currentnoun

   Synonyms:
   tide, running water

6. currentnoun

   Synonyms:
   course, progression

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1. currentadjective

   Synonyms:
   present, instant, circulating, rife

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1. List of paraphrases for "current":

   present, existing, ongoing, currently, topical, present-day, today, prevailing, underway, actual, currents, contemporary, incumbent, up-to-date, on-going, common, routine, course, flow, presently, recent, quo, day-to-day, flows, day, updated, moment

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1. Gerhard Schick:

   The current bosses were tied too closely to the problems for them to represent a change of corporate culture. This new start should have been done when (former CEO) Josef Ackermann left, the decisions back then have led to a couple of lost years for the bank. The new management needs to clean up, particularly in investment banking.

2. Rich Azzopardi:

   We were able to bend the curve and purchase adequate supplies to meet current needs and amid these extraordinary circumstances, contracts have been continuously re-evaluated, some shipments we'll be accepting to handle the ongoing public health crisis and prepare for future emergencies and other agreements will be modified or canceled with money refunded to the state.

3. Steve Jobs:

   The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament.

4. Jamie Welch:

   He feared for the future of the Energy Transfer enterprise if the deal with Williams had to close on its current terms.

5. Bill Clinton:

   A lot of the facts have been conveniently omitted to make the story work, I think partly because Monica Lewinsky and her family're frustrated that Monica Lewinsky and her family got all these serious allegations against the current occupant of the Oval Office and his voters don't seem to care, i think I did the right thing. I defended the Constitution.