coeval
Born same time
Coeval means of the same age or period, existing at the same time: Darwin and Lincoln were coeval, born on the same day in 1809.
The word works as both adjective and noun—you can speak of coeval developments or describe someone as a coeval of another.
It's a formal term, more common in academic and literary contexts than everyday speech.
Happening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
- coincidentOccurring simultaneously
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- contemporaneousExisting at same time
coexistent · coextensive · coterminous · synchronized · coinciding · overlapping · concomitant · corresponding
simultaneous
Happening at same time
- concurrentHappening at once
- coincidentOccurring simultaneously
- parallelEquidistant at all points
contemporaneous · coexistent · coextensive · coterminous · synchronized · coinciding · overlapping · concomitant · corresponding
epoch
Distinct historical period
formation · Jurassic · Pleistocene · Holocene · Mesozoic · Cenozoic · Paleozoic · contemporaneous · dating · fossil
age-mate
Person of equal years
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- generationalRelating to age groups
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
classmate · equal · match · fellow · companion · comrade · associate · colleague · partner · confrere
- Co- wordscoauthor, coexist, cooperate, coordinate, coworker
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
coevalnoncontemporary
Not from this era
asynchronous · nonsimultaneous · nonsynchronous · anachronistic · diachronic