Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for epoch. Search instead for epoches.
Definitions

epoch

[ep-uhk, ee-pok] / ˈɛp ək, ˈi pɒk /
NOUN
period
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The same bounty that makes the Tar Pits the best place on Earth to study its slice of the late Pleistocene epoch also makes for a move of truly mammoth proportions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Six, five and four minutes on the clock and Hearts were winning the league, smashing to smithereens that established order; history-makers, epoch definers.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Kikai last erupted 7,300 years ago in the most powerful eruption of the current geological epoch, the Holocene.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Fundamental to Clark’s investment worldview is his conviction that “the era of capital abundance has ended” and global markets are adjusting towards a new epoch of capital scarcity.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

The circumstances leading to the change in Mr. Covey’s course toward me form an epoch in my humble history.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass




Vocabulary lists containing epoch


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "epoch" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com