Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Current

Past

The most appropriate antonym of the word current is past.

• Current means "happening or existing at the present time."
• Past means "belonging to a former time; no longer existing or happening."

The other words do not have the same meaning as current, so they are not its antonyms.

• General means "relating to or affecting the whole or most of a group or area."
• Modern means "of or relating to the present or recent times."
• Present means "existing or happening at the present time."