Synonyms for present
ˈprɛz əntpresent

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1. present1

   To award a trophy, gift, etc, to.

   Antonyms:
   absent

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1. present

   A gift is in the popular, and also in the legal sense that which is voluntarily bestowed without expectation of return or compensation. Gift is now almost always used in the good sense, bribe always in the evil sense to signify payment for a dishonorable service under the semblance of a gift. In Scriptural language gift is often used for bribe. "The king by judgment establisheth the land; but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it." Prov. xxix, 4. A benefaction is a charitable gift, generally of large amount, and viewed as of enduring value, as an endowment for a college. A donation is something, perhaps of great, never of trivial value, given usually on some public ground, as to a cause or to a person representing a cause, but not necessarily of value beyond the immediate present; as, a donation to a pastor. A gratuity is usually something of moderate value and is always given as to an inferior, and as of favor, not of right; as, a gratuity to a waiter. Largess is archaic for a bountiful gratuity, usually to be distributed among many, as among the heralds at ancient tournaments. A present is a gift of friendship, or conciliation, and given as to an equal or a superior; no one's pride is hurt by accepting what is viewed as strictly a present. A boon is a gift that has been desired or craved or perhaps asked, or something freely given that meets some great desire. A grant is commonly considerable in amount and given by public authority; as, a grant of public lands for a college.

   Synonyms:
   benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, bribe, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess

   Antonyms:
   compensation, earnings, guerdon, penalty, remuneration, wages

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1. presentadjective

   Synonyms:
   at hand, existing, not absent, nigh, instant, immediate, current

2. presentnoun

   Synonyms:
   donation, gift, offering, grant, benefaction

3. presentverb

   Synonyms:
   give, offer, bestow, introduce, exhibit, confer upon

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1. present, nowadaysnoun

   the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

   "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"

   Synonyms:
   present tense, nowadays

   Antonyms:
   awol, absent, away(p), truant, introuvable

2. presentnoun

   something presented as a gift

   "his tie was a present from his wife"

   Synonyms:
   present tense, nowadays

   Antonyms:
   awol, truant, away(p), absent, introuvable

3. present, present tenseadjective

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

   Synonyms:
   present tense, nowadays

   Antonyms:
   introuvable, truant, absent, awol, away(p)

4. present(a)adjective

   temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

   "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"

   Antonyms:
   awol, truant, away(p), introuvable, absent

5. presentverb

   being or existing in a specified place

   "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

   Synonyms:
   present(a)

   Antonyms:
   truant, absent, awol, introuvable, away(p)

6. show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrateverb

   give an exhibition of to an interested audience

   "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

   Synonyms:
   attest, express, portray, parade, demo, exhibit, introduce, register, show, testify, establish, depict, manifest, evidence, acquaint, read, display, expose, lay out, point, indicate, record, picture, gift, certify, usher, salute, give, designate, represent, render, evince, prove, deliver, shew, confront, demonstrate, stage, show up, face, award, march, pose, submit, bear witness

   Antonyms:
   away(p), introuvable, awol, truant, absent

7. present, represent, lay outverb

   bring forward and present to the mind

   "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

   Synonyms:
   lay out, portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, award, confront, array, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, play, give, defend, represent, stage, comprise, salute, pose, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, set, set up, submit, constitute, map, introduce, set out, range

   Antonyms:
   introuvable, away(p), awol, absent, truant

8. stage, present, representverb

   perform (a play), especially on a stage

   "we are going to stage `Othello'"

   Synonyms:
   portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, introduce, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, confront, play, arrange, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, salute, give, defend, represent, lay out, comprise, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, award, submit, constitute, map, stage, pose

   Antonyms:
   away(p), awol, absent, truant, introuvable

9. present, submitverb

   hand over formally

   Synonyms:
   lay out, put forward, demo, exhibit, pass on, confront, show, acquaint, put in, give in, deliver, take, defer, state, subject, bow, gift, reconcile, accede, salute, give, represent, stage, render, resign, face, posit, demonstrate, portray, relegate, award, submit, pose, introduce

   Antonyms:
   awol, away(p), absent, introuvable, truant

10. present, poseverb

    introduce

    "This poses an interesting question"

    Synonyms:
    lay out, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, place, get, demo, exhibit, mystify, flummox, show, acquaint, sit, deliver, award, nonplus, confront, personate, impersonate, position, dumbfound, gift, puzzle, lay, salute, give, posture, amaze, beat, represent, stage, gravel, face, demonstrate, portray, bewilder, vex, submit, pose, set, model, put, introduce

    Antonyms:
    away(p), introuvable, absent, awol, truant

11. award, presentverb

    give, especially as an honor or reward

    "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

    Synonyms:
    portray, pose, grant, demo, deliver, represent, award, give, lay out, acquaint, submit, demonstrate, gift, stage, confront, exhibit, face, introduce, salute, show

    Antonyms:
    awol, truant, absent, introuvable, away(p)

12. give, gift, presentverb

    give as a present; make a gift of

    "What will you give her for her birthday?"

    Synonyms:
    commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, empower, demo, impart, exhibit, endue, pass on, confront, move over, return, establish, acquaint, stage, deliver, show, reach, have, lay out, fall in, portray, make, pay, invest, throw, gift, kick in, feed, break, introduce, ease up, apply, salute, give, grant, open, founder, devote, hold, represent, pass, render, endow, indue, sacrifice, yield, turn over, demonstrate, leave, give way, consecrate, award, generate, contribute, pose, face, afford, submit, hand

    Antonyms:
    truant, introuvable, absent, away(p), awol

13. deliver, presentverb

    deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

    "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

    Synonyms:
    extradite, rescue, portray, hand over, demo, exhibit, introduce, show, return, acquaint, save, fork over, fork up, have, lay out, deport, give, surrender, redeem, gift, salute, give up, turn in, birth, represent, render, pitch, cede, deliver, confront, demonstrate, stage, fork out, face, award, drive home, pose, give birth, submit, bear

    Antonyms:
    away(p), absent, introuvable, awol, truant

14. introduce, present, acquaintverb

    cause to come to know personally

    "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

    Synonyms:
    lay out, preface, demo, precede, exhibit, premise, show, acquaint, put in, deliver, confront, stick in, inclose, familiarize, gift, introduce, salute, give, usher in, innovate, represent, stage, infix, insert, face, demonstrate, bring out, portray, familiarise, enter, bring in, award, inaugurate, pose, enclose, submit

    Antonyms:
    absent, introuvable, truant, awol, away(p)

15. portray, presentverb

    represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

    "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

    Synonyms:
    salute, stage, portray, demo, deliver, limn, represent, pose, show, lay out, acquaint, submit, demonstrate, gift, introduce, give, depict, confront, exhibit, face, award, impersonate

    Antonyms:
    awol, introuvable, away(p), absent, truant

16. confront, face, presentverb

    present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

    "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"

    Synonyms:
    portray, demonstrate, confront, demo, deliver, acquaint, represent, pose, give, lay out, front, look, face up, award, introduce, exhibit, face, stage, salute, gift, show, submit

    Antonyms:
    truant, absent, away(p), awol, introuvable

17. presentverb

    formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

    Synonyms:
    salute, pose, portray, demo, deliver, represent, award, show, lay out, submit, demonstrate, gift, give, confront, stage, exhibit, face, introduce, acquaint

    Antonyms:
    awol, introuvable, away(p), truant, absent

18. salute, presentverb

    recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

    "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

    Synonyms:
    toast, salute, demonstrate, pledge, portray, demo, deliver, represent, pose, give, lay out, introduce, face, wassail, submit, award, stage, confront, exhibit, acquaint, drink, gift, show

    Antonyms:
    introuvable, truant, absent, awol, away(p)

Matched Categories

1. • Allocate
   • Art
   • Constitute
   • Gift
   • Greet
   • Inform
   • Introduce
   • Performing Arts
   • Re-create
   • Represent
   • Show
   • Utter

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. presentadjective

   Synonyms:
   at hand, not absent

2. presentadjective

   Synonyms:
   instant, current, existing, not past nor future

3. presentnoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, donation, donative, benefaction, offering, gratuity, largess, grant, DOUCEUR

4. presentverb

   Synonyms:
   introduce

5. presentverb

   Synonyms:
   exhibit, offer, bring to notice

6. presentverb

   Synonyms:
   give, bestow, grant, CONFER, give away

7. presentverb

   Synonyms:
   hand, put into one's hands

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1. presentnoun

   Synonyms:
   gift, donation, largess, gratuity, douceur

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1. List of paraphrases for "present":

   current, submit, this, existing, presents, mind, gift, presence, moment, currently, today, now, presente, introduced, introduce, présent, presenting, ongoing, attend, presented, provide, here, submitting, pose, present-day, topical, instant, attendance, time, make

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1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Insist on yourself never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation but of the adopted talent of another you have only an extemporaneous half possession... Do that which is assigned to you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much.

2. Valentina Mella:

   Koalas have been alleged to never drink free water in the wild, or to drink only occasionally. Drinking behavior has often been considered unusual and attributed to disease or to severe heat stress, koalas were thought to gain the majority of the water that they require from the moisture content in the leaves that they feed on and to drink water unintentionally in the wild by eating wet leaves after rain, or when dew is present on the leaf surface.

3. Robert Louis Stevenson:

   A friend is a present you give yourself.

4. C. C. Colton:

   How small a portion of our life it is that we really enjoy! In youth we are looking forward to things that are to come; in old age we are looking backward to things that are gone past; in manhood, although we appear indeed to be more occupied in things that are present, yet even that is too often absorbed in vague determinations to be vastly happy on some future day when we have time.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   It means joining with allies to deploy renewable energy technologies -- both at home and around the world -- to confront the very real and present danger of potentially irreversible climate change.