1. of the same age or period; contemporary
Usage: formal

1. a person of the same age or period
Usage: formal

Examples

• The two civilizations were coeval, developing simultaneously in different regions.
• Shakespeare and Galileo were coeval figures of the Renaissance.
• These coeval artifacts suggest the cultures had contact with each other.
• The poet found inspiration in the works of his coevals.
• As coevals, they shared similar childhood experiences during the war.
• The coeval development of these technologies was purely coincidental.