Synonyms for moment
ˈmoʊ mənt

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1. moment, minute, second, instant(noun)

   a particular point in time

   "the moment he arrived the party began"

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, consequence, instant, present moment, import, second, minute of arc, arcminute, second gear, s, flash, sec, secondment, min, hour, indorsement, wink, twinkling, here and now, heartbeat, jiffy, mo, second base, irregular, blink of an eye, split second, trice, bit, arcsecond, minute

2. moment, mo, minute, second, bit(noun)

   an indefinitely short time

   "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

   Synonyms:
   turn, molybdenum, act, spot, irregular, piece, endorsement, chip, bit, min, flake, snatch, arcminute, second gear, instant, second, minute of arc, routine, s, mo, minute, fleck, atomic number 42, sec, bite, secondment, number, second base, morsel, scrap, hour, indorsement, here and now, import, consequence, present moment, arcsecond

3. here and now, present moment, moment(noun)

   at this time

   "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"

   Synonyms:
   minute, instant, bit, present moment, mo, second, here and now, consequence, import

4. consequence, import, moment(noun)

   having important effects or influence

   "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"

   Synonyms:
   consequence, instant, event, import, second, minute, bit, aftermath, present moment, effect, result, signification, importee, meaning, implication, here and now, importation, mo, upshot, significance, issue, outcome

5. moment(noun)

   a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

   Synonyms:
   minute, instant, bit, present moment, here and now, mo, second, consequence, import

6. moment(noun)

   the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

   Synonyms:
   minute, instant, bit, present moment, here and now, mo, second, consequence, import

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. moment(noun)

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

2. moment(noun)

   A brief, unspecified amount of time.

   Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

3. moment(noun)

   The smallest portion of time; an instant.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

4. moment(noun)

   Weight or importance.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

5. moment(noun)

   The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

6. moment(noun)

   A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

7. moment(noun)

   A petit mal episode; such a spell.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

8. moment(noun)

   A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy.

   Synonyms:
   moment of force

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. moment

   Synonyms:
   instant, second, importance, twinkling, trice, weight, force, gravity, consequence, avail

   Antonyms:
   age, period, century, generation, triviality, insignificance, worthlessness, unimportance, inefficacy

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. moment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   instant, second, trice, flash, jiffy, twinkling, twinkling of an eye

2. moment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   importance, consequence, weight, significance, value, import

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. moment(n)

   Synonyms:
   instant, minute, jiffy, trice, force, momentum, impetus, importance, materiality, weight, consequence

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "moment":

   time, minute, juncture, present, point, instant, timing, stage, hour, moments, times, occasion, today, current, date

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How to use moment in a sentence?

1. Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer:

   At this moment, we are following developments in the Chinese economy and their actual and potential effects on other economies even more closely than usual.

2. Kristen Buckingham:

   This past year has been a very stressful and difficult year for our family to say the least. But despite all this, our gratitude for life trumps all obstacles we have faced at this moment. We feel so fortunate he's alive. As does he.

3. Jeremy Hunt:

   It was completely inappropriate for businesses to be making these kinds of threats for one very simple reason - we are in an absolutely critical moment in the Brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind Theresa May to deliver the best possible Brexit, the more that we undermine Theresa May the more likely we to end up with a fudge which will be absolute disaster for everyone.

4. Demetre Daskalakis:

   For men who have sex with men and who are of a certain age, there has never been a time that they've had sex without having to be very, very worried about HIV constantly, you can plan ahead by saying, 'You know, something is going on in my surroundings that is putting me at risk for HIV, so I'm going to take this really, frankly, brave step in taking a medicine every day to prevent HIV infection.' So it's not really in the heat of the moment, or 'I have to put a condom on right now' or 'Where is my condom?' It just gives you the level of security to acknowledge that risks happen and that some people have risk patterns.

5. Manik Narain:

   The data is telling us that EM's exernal sector is effectively still in recession - that is one factor that will keep currencies volatile and equity markets quite choppy, these are growth-sensitive asset classes and that is one part of the story that is under deep strain at the moment.

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