Ago and Nowadays

Opposite meaning words

Ago adverb - Earlier than the present time.

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Nowadays is an antonym for ago.

Nowadays adverb - At the present time.

Usage example: nowadays wives are just as likely to work outside the home as their husbands are

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Ago is an antonym for nowadays.

Nearby Word: nowaday

The peak of technology decades ago was a dial-up modem, nowadays you get broadband for a few dollars per month.

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Nowadays, the extras are almost always song that fell off the chart less than a year ago.

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The author is related to the Mamikonian family, which reigned on Armenia, but more than 12 centuries ago; and it's a Republic nowadays.

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Nowadays and Ago. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ago/nowadays

Ago & Nowadays. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ago/nowadays>.

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