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nowadays

[nou-uh-deyz] / ˈnaʊ əˌdeɪz /
ADJECTIVE
present
Synonyms
STRONGEST
current
STRONG
begun being coeval commenced contemporary instant modern prompt started today
WEAK
ad hoc already at this moment contemporaneous even now existent extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process just now present-day topical under consideration up-to-date
Antonyms
STRONG
late old
WEAK
far former future past previous
ADJECTIVE
present-day
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contemporary modern
WEAK
ad hoc already at this moment begun being coeval commenced contemporaneous current even now existent existing extant for the time being going on immediate in duration in process instant just now new now prompt started today topical under consideration up-to-date
Antonyms
STRONGEST
old old-fashioned
ADVERB
now
Synonyms
STRONGEST
today
STRONG
directly forthwith immediately instantly 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
presently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
immediately soon
STRONG
shortly
WEAK
anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a minute in a moment in a short time now pretty soon today without delay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
later never
WEAK
eventually

Example Sentences

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What are your thoughts on what a comedy special is nowadays or what it should be?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The house I grew up in is usually quiet nowadays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"But nowadays everyone behaves so neutrally that everything feels normal".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Yet consumers are downright gloomy about their finances nowadays, for one key reason: Most can’t afford to buy a home.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Unfortunately, their energies nowadays would be too low for us to observe them directly.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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