Current and Public

Current

Current adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

Public and current are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Public" instead an adjective "Current".

Nearby Words: currency, currently

Public

Public adjective - Not known by only a select few.
Usage example: the mayor's indiscretions have been public knowledge for some time

Current and public are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Current" instead an adjective "Public".

How words are described

regular regular current regular public
actual actual current actual public
large large current large public

Both words in one sentence

  • The current king of Sweden pulled one of these off giving a public speech a few years ago.
  • She was also arrested before and had her identity made public—yet her current Face–Heel Turn is based on Otto Octavius capturing her and her arrest making her identity public.
  • The British show How To Look Good Naked invariably puts up large photographs of their current subject in their underwear in a public area.
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