Nowadays and Recently

Nowadays

Nowadays adverb - At the present time.

Recently and nowadays are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recently" instead an adverb "Nowadays".

Nearby Word: nowaday

Recently

Recently adverb - Not long ago.

Nowadays and recently are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nowadays" instead an adverb "Recently".

Nearby Word: recent

Both words in one sentence

  • Darth Wiki / That Troper Recently, they have talked about the latest developments in their favorite shows using the words "recently", "currently", "nowadays", etc.
  • More recently, Shion, The Dragon from The King of Fighters XI, is either male or has no official gender, depending on when you ask (although most official sources nowadays affirm that Shion is a he).
  • Unusual User Interface For another example of 'unusual interface', Samantha Everheart used to have the nanotech-based AI known as 'Hive' in her body until very recently (nowadays it's more like it is her body).
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Recently and Nowadays. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nowadays/recently
Nowadays & Recently. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nowadays/recently>.
Recently or Nowadays. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nowadays/recently.
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