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now

[nou] / naʊ /
ADVERB
presently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
today
STRONG
directly forthwith immediately instantly nowadays straightaway
WEAK
PDQ any more at once at the moment at this moment at this time away first off here and now in a minute in a moment in nothing flat instanter just now like now momentarily on the double promptly pronto right away right now soon these days this day
Antonyms
STRONG
eventually later
WEAK
future past
ADVERB
at the present
Synonyms
WEAK
at the moment at this moment at this time here and now just now momentarily right now this day yet
Antonyms
WEAK
future later past
ADVERB
in the immediate future
Synonyms
WEAK
in a minute in a moment presently promptly soon
Antonyms
WEAK
future later past
ADVERB
immediately
Synonyms
STRONG
forthwith instantly straightaway
WEAK
at once
Antonyms
STRONG
later
WEAK
future past

Example Sentences

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Gulf states once seen as safe havens are now under threat, accused by Iran of serving as launchpads for US strikes.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“He has a lot of haters,” said Rupak Ghose, who advised hedge funds as an investment banker and is now a finance-industry commentator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"Those of us who want to farm now have to go and buy farmland on the outskirts of town," says David, who now owns farms in neighbouring Niger state.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

And now, their 49-year-old father, Armando Gonzalez, a local handyman, is facing the threat of deportation after he was detained by federal immigration agents in Big Bear Lake this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He liked Harry in the here and now.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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