Synonyms for second
Another word for second is ordinal, s or sec. Below are 15 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: seconded, seconder, secondes, seconding, seconds.
1. adjective: coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- ordinal
2. adjective: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
Antonyms
3. noun: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- s
- sec synonyms
4. noun: an indefinitely short time
- bit synonyms
- moment synonyms
- minute synonyms
- mo
5. noun: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- second base
6. noun: a particular point in time
- moment synonyms
- minute synonyms
- instant synonyms
7. noun: following the first in an ordering or series
8. noun: a 60th part of a minute of arc
- arcsecond
9. noun: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
10. noun: a speech seconding a motion
- endorsement synonyms
- secondment
- indorsement
11. noun: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- second gear
12. noun: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- irregular synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- time unit
- unit of time
- leap second
- split second synonyms
- flash synonyms
- blink of an eye synonyms
- heartbeat synonyms
- wink synonyms
- twinkling
- jiffy
- trice
- position synonyms
- point synonyms
- point in time
- last minute
- moment of truth
- psychological moment
- climax synonyms
- eleventh hour
- pinpoint
- culmination synonyms
- latter
- rank synonyms
- angular unit
- tender synonyms
- attendant synonyms
- attender
- agreement synonyms
- gear synonyms
- gear mechanism
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Questions people ask
What is another word for second?
You can say ordinal, s, sec, bit or moment instead of second. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude".
What is the opposite of second?
The opposite of second is first.
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