current - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Synonyms

• current
• stream

More generic

• flow
• flowing

More specific

• eddy
• maelstrom
• ocean current
• rip current
• riptide
• tidal current
• tidal flow
• torrent
• twist
• undercurrent
• undertide
• violent stream
• vortex
• whirlpool

Noun

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

Synonyms

• current
• flow
• stream

More generic

• course
• line

Noun

a flow of electricity through a conductor

Synonyms

• current
• electric current

More generic

• electrical phenomenon

More specific

• juice
• thermionic current

Adjective

occurring in or belonging to the present time

Synonyms

• current

Related

• actual
• afoot
• circulating
• contemporary
• incumbent
• latest
• live
• occurrent
• on-going
• on-line
• ongoing
• online
• present-day
• topical
• underway
• up to date
• up-to-date
• up-to-the-minute

Opposite / Antonyms

• noncurrent

Also See

• modern
• new

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