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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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"You thought if for some reason Larry wasn't able possibly to continue, you do wonder would they have had the same appetite they obviously have at the moment."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“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

At the moment, this scheme has been tempered by factors he didn’t reckon on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It lay there for a moment, Clare staring at it daftly.

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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.