simultaneous
adjective
Synonyms
- coetaneous
- coeval
- coexistent
- coexisting
- coextensive
- coincident
- coincidental
- concurrent
- contemporaneous
- contemporary
- coterminous
- synchronic
- synchronous
Example Sentences
Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Subscribers also gain unlimited simultaneous streams at home and can use the mobile app to view recordings offline on a phone or tablet. Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 28 July 2022 Stocks and bonds have been in a simultaneous correction for the first time in decades. WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022 Kilar invested heavily in streaming during his tenure, including instituting simultaneous HBO Max and theatrical releases for Warner Bros. movies in 2021 and overseeing the launch of CNN+ — a platform that was swiftly axed by Zaslav's team. Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2022 As all nine stormed onto the survey dated Sept. 18, 2021, Drake also holds the mark for the most simultaneous top 10s. Gary Trust, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2022 But simultaneous outbreaks will compete for overlapping sets of resources, and put a subset of people at especially high peril of contracting both viruses, perhaps even in some cases simultaneously. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 There will also be simultaneous preview screenings of the film taking place at cinemas across the U.K. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022 Laporta was elected club president for a second time last year after his predecessor and the previous board were ousted for what amounted to the simultaneous financial and sporting collapse of one of the world’s great sports teams. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Latin simul at the same time + English -taneous (as in instantaneous) — more at same
circa 1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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simultaneous
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simultaneous
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- concurrent
- synchronous
- synchronic
- coincident
- contemporaneous
- coincidental
- contemporary
- coeval
- accompanying
- concomitant
- coexistent
- coexisting
- coetaneous
- incident
- coextensive
- coterminous
- attending
- attendant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonsimultaneous
- asynchronous
- nonsynchronous
- noncontemporary
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of simultaneous are coeval, coincident, contemporaneous, contemporary, and synchronous. While all these words mean "existing or occurring at the same time," simultaneous implies correspondence in a moment of time.
Although the words coeval and simultaneous have much in common, coeval refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons.
In some situations, the words coincident and simultaneous are roughly equivalent. However, coincident is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship.
The words contemporaneous and simultaneous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, contemporaneous is more often applied to events than to people.
The meanings of contemporary and simultaneous largely overlap; however, contemporary is likely to apply to people and what relates to them.
The synonyms synchronous and simultaneous are sometimes interchangeable, but synchronous implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals.