Definition of contemporary

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• contemporary is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 21
• contemporary is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 21
• contemporary is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of contemporary

• a person of nearly the same age as another (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. coeval
• occurring in the same period of time (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart

  Synonyms

  1. contemporaneous
• belonging to the present time (adjective)

  Examples

  1. contemporary leaders

  Synonyms

  1. present-day
• characteristic of the present (adjective)

  Examples

  1. contemporary trends in design

  Synonyms

  1. modern-day

See definition of contemporary in Merriam Webster