Synonyms for current

Noun

1. current, electric current, electrical phenomenon

usage: a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"

2. current, stream, flow, flowing

usage: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"

3. stream, flow, current, course, line

usage: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"

Adjective

1. current (vs. noncurrent), actual, afoot(predicate), underway, circulating(prenominal), contemporary, present-day(prenominal), incumbent, live, ongoing, in progress(predicate), on-line(prenominal), prevailing, prevalent, rife, topical, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, latest, live, modern, new

usage: occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"