moment

[moh-muhnt] / ˈmoʊ mənt /

NOUN

brief time period

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit date flash hour juncture minute occasion point stage time

STRONG

breathing crack instant jiffy sec second shake tick trice twinkle twinkling while wink

WEAK

jiff no time nothing flat point in time split second three winks

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

triviality unimportance

NOUN

importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

note

STRONG

advantage avail concern consequence gravity import magnitude momentousness pith profit seriousness significance signification substance value weight weightiness worth

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage insignificance loss triviality unimportance worthlessness

Example Sentences

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“TYG is a fund for a specific moment and a specific investor,” wrote Michael A. Gayed, author of the Lead-Lag Report Substack, in a report last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And yet, every time, Lucy yanked the ball away at the last moment, leaving Charlie Brown flying helplessly through the air.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Emily Sneff, a historian, seeks to recover this moment in “When the Declaration of Independence Was News.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Now nearly 70, Small may finally be getting her moment in the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

It would be home up until the moment the Afterlife dragged him out of this world.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

moment

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