Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun today
2 senses of today
Sense 1
today -- (the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers")
=> present, nowadays -- (the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow")
Sense 2
today -- (the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?")
=> day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day -- (time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day")
Synonyms of adv today
2 senses of today
Sense 1
nowadays, now, today -- (in these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television")
Sense 2
today -- (on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today")