topical
adjective/ˈtɑpɪkəl/
Frequency rank: #8,169 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to matters that are current or of immediate interest.
Example sentence
The documentary felt very topical because it covered issues that are happening right now.
Synonyms & related words
More words in ranks 8,101–8,200
- strippera chemical substance or tool used to remove paint, varnish, or other coatings from a surface.
- stumpthe lower part of a tree trunk left in the ground after the tree has been cut down.
- subordinateA person who is lower in rank or position than someone else.
- synagogueA building used for Jewish worship and religious instruction.
- tentativeNot certain or fixed; done as a trial or subject to change.
- uneasyslightly worried or uncomfortable; not at ease.
- unfoldTo open out or be revealed gradually.
- variancethe state of differing or being inconsistent; a measure of how spread out values are from the average.
- wavelengththe distance between two successive peaks of a wave; also used figuratively to mean a shared way of thinking or feeling
- workloadthe amount of work that a person or organization has to do.