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current

/ˈkʊɹənt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Current means: occurring in or belonging to the present time.

Synonyms for current35

noun, as in dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

stream, flow

noun, as in a flow of electricity through a conductor

electric current

noun, as in a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

stream

adjective, as in occurring in or belonging to the present time

actual, afoot, underway, circulating, contemporary, present-day, incumbent, live, occurrent, ongoing, on-going, on-line, online, topical
and 6 more, up-to-date, up to date, up-to-the-minute, latest, modern, new

also used for current

present, hodiern, de nos jours, fashionable, prevailing, prevalent, rife, a la mode/à la mode, all the rage, chic, sassy, cool

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of current

noncurrent

What does current mean?4

adjective

1

occurring in or belonging to the present time“current events”

noun

1

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas“two streams of development run through American history”

2

a flow of electricity through a conductor“the current was measured in amperes”

3

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)“the raft floated downstream on the current”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with current?2

three syllables

concurrentrecurrent
Show 40 near rhymes
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Current in a sentence

  • Judging from the current situation, this project is sure to succeed.vicch
  • Judging from current situations, this task will not be finished until next week.vicch
  • If current trends continue, the language will likely die in the near future.mailohilohi
  • As the river widened, the current slowed down.carlosalberto
  • A rip current is a powerful, channeled current.Hybrid
  • As the river become broader, the current moved slowly.unknown
  • The current low status of the elderly may be changing, however.unknown
  • Our current house is too crowded, so we've decided to move.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of current

as a noun

plural
currents

as a adjective

comparative
currenter
superlative
currentest