coeval (C2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /koʊˈiːvəl/

Definition

Existing or originating at the same time as another person or thing.

Examples

• The two stars are coeval, having been formed from the same massive cloud of interstellar gas.

• Historians consider the development of writing in Mesopotamia to be coeval with the rise of the first city-states.

• Many of the traditions in this village are coeval with the founding of the settlement itself.

Synonyms of coeval

Words with a similar meaning to coeval:

• same
• contemporary
• synchronous
• coeval

Antonyms of coeval

Words with the opposite meaning to coeval:

• subsequent
• anachronistic

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