Synonyms & related words for contemporaneous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of contemporaneous — including coetaneous, coeval, contemporary, coexistent, simultaneous, concurrent. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to contemporaneous

Explore words related to contemporaneous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include contemporaneousness, contemporaneously, contemporaneity, cotemporary, contemporize, moderns, simultaneity, simultaneousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for contemporaneous

Common synonyms for contemporaneous include coetaneous, coeval, contemporary, coexistent, simultaneous, concurrent, synchronic, extant — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does contemporaneous come from?

The word contemporaneous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tempor-, from Latin tempus (“time”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.