Antonyms for present
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : prez-uhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛz ənt |
Definition of present
Origin :- c.1300, "existing at the time," from Old French present "evident, at hand, within reach;" as a noun, "the present time" (11c., Modern French présent) and directly from Latin praesentem (nominative praesens) "present, at hand, in sight; immediate; prompt, instant; contemporary," from present participle of præesse "be before (someone or something), be at hand," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + esse "to be" (see essence). Meaning "being there" is from mid-14c. in English. As a grammatical tense, recorded from late 14c.
- adj existing; at this time
- adj nearby, here
- noun existing time
- noun gift
- verb introduce; demonstrate
- verb give, hand over
- Her house is the only one in all Greece where women are allowed to be present at entertainments.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- At present it was dark and weather-beaten, and in a general state of neglect.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- But nevertheless he could not leave it behind since it was for this he had incurred his present peril.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Mr. Paine and his daughter were present, and Halbert Davis also.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- At the same time I will carry him some berries as a present.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The present, so, was more than any possible future, how dire soever it might be.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- When you kill off all your present army, you must git up a draft.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- You are welcome to all the comfort you can find in your present situation.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- But for the knowledge that he was a prisoner, Robert would have enjoyed his present situation.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He had seen his uncle present himself to the Cardinal at Cawood Castle.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
Synonyms for present
- accounted for
- acquaint
- ad hoc
- adduce
- advance
- allege
- already
- at hand
- at this moment
- attendant
- available
- award
- begun
- being
- benefaction
- benevolence
- bestow
- boon
- bounty
- cite
- coeval
- come up with
- commenced
- compliment
- confer
- contemporaneous
- contemporary
- current
- declare
- devote
- display
- do
- do the honors
- donate
- donation
- endowment
- entrust
- even now
- exhibit
- existent
- expose
- expound
- extant
- extend
- favor
- fix up
- for the time being
- furnish
- get together
- gift
- gifting
- give
- give an introduction
- give away
- giveaway
- going on
- goodie
- grant
- gratuity
- hand out
- handout
- here and now
- hold out
- immediate
- imply
- in attendance
- in duration
- in process
- in view
- infer
- instant
- intimate
- just now
- kick in
- largess
- lay
- lay on
- lump
- made the scene
- make a pitch
- make known
- manifest
- modern
- mount
- near
- nonce
- now
- nowadays
- offer
- offering
- on board
- on deck
- on hand
- on-the-spot
- open to view
- perform
- pitch
- pose
- present moment
- present-day
- produce
- proffer
- prompt
- proposition
- put at disposal
- put forth
- put forward
- put on
- raise
- ready
- recount
- relate
- roll out
- show
- show up
- stage
- stake
- started
- state
- submit
- suggest
- tender
- the time being
- there
- there with bells on
- this day
- this time
- today
- topical
- trot out
- under consideration
- up-to-date
- within reach
- write-off
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