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Definitions

year

[yeer] / yɪər /
NOUN
date
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age day hour moment period stage term time
STRONG
century course duration epoch era generation juncture quarter reign span spell while
NOUN
length
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breadth diameter dimension duration height limit magnitude mileage period piece portion quantity radius range section segment space span stretch term width
STRONG
compass continuance elongation endlessness expanse expansion extensiveness interval lastingness lengthiness linearity loftiness longitude longness measure orbit panorama purview reach realm remoteness season spaciousness stride tallness unit
WEAK
protractedness ranginess
Antonyms
STRONGEST
extreme unimportance whole
NOUN
senectitude
Synonyms
WEAK
advanced age agedness decrepitude elderliness fatuity imbecility infirmity second childhood senescence senility weakness
NOUN
senescence
Synonyms
STRONG
agedness decrepitude fatuity imbecility infirmity senility weakness
WEAK
advanced age elderliness second childhood senectitude
Antonyms
STRONG
strength
NOUN
time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
age date day era future generation hour life moment month occasion pace past point present season second space stage term turn week while
STRONG
allotment bit bout chronology clock continuance duration epoch eternity extent go infinity instance instant interval juncture lastingness lifetime shift span spell stint stretch tempo tide tour
WEAK
life span many a moon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
future past
STRONG
ending
NOUN
vintage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wine
STRONG
collection epoch era generation grapes harvest origin

Example Sentences

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Cole has detected a vibe shift this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Helping lift investors’ spirits: Fresh data from the Labor Department on Friday showed that the U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, the best month for job growth in more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Last year, the host of the influential War Room podcast asked the Supreme Court to take up his case again, after losing in the lower courts.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Common sense had not prevailed, and school would keep throughout the endless year.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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