contemporaneous

adjective
UK: /kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/
US: /kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/

  1. Existing or happening at the same time.

    1. The two events were contemporaneous with each other and felt connected.
    2. Scholars believe that several contemporaneous accounts of the battle exist, offering various perspectives.

  2. Belonging to the same period of time; modern.

    1. This architecture is contemporaneous to the art inside the museum.
    2. The author examined several contemporaneous newspapers to understand the public's reaction to the event.

Synonyms

simultaneous concurrent synchronous modern
contemporaneous adverb

  1. In a contemporaneous manner; at the same time.

    1. The documents were filed contemporaneously showing similar actions.
    2. The buildings were built contemporaneously with each other showing a planned out cityscape.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "contemporaneous" in English means: Existing or happening at the same time., Belonging to the same period of time; modern..

The phonetic transcription of "contemporaneous" is /kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/ in British English and /kənˌtempəˈreɪniəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "contemporaneous": simultaneous, concurrent, synchronous, modern.

Example usage of "contemporaneous": "The two events were contemporaneous with each other and felt connected.". More examples on the page.