Downtown
Downtown adjective - Keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment.
Usage example: the downtown clientele of this bistro come to be seen, and the food is only an afterthought
Now and downtown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Now" instead an adjective "Downtown".
Nearby Word: Downtowner
Now
Now adjective - Keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment.
Usage example: questioned the moral values of the now generation
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This proved to be so popular that now, all episodes are recorded in front of an audience; the ones in Chicago are recorded at the Chase Bank auditorium downtown.
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Get your rocks off, get your rocks off, honey, Shake it now now, get 'em off downtown.
Source: Music / Primal Scream -
However, Gund Arena (now Quicken Loans Arena or "The Q") was built in downtown Cleveland in 1994, and the Cavs have been playing in Cleveland proper ever since.
Source: Artistic License Geography
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Now and Downtown. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downtown/now
Downtown & Now. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downtown/now>.
Now or Downtown. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downtown/now.
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