current

[1]	electric current
[2]	stream
[3]	stream , flow
[4]	stream , flow , undercurrent
[5]	course , progress , tendency , tenor , drift , trend , inclination , mainstream

adj.

[1]	contemporary , ongoing , present , contemporaneous , simultaneous , coeval
[2]	prevalent , prevailing , common , popular , accepted , known , widespread , reported , in circulation , going round/around , bruited about , widely known , in the air , present-day
[3]	fashionable , stylish , modish , in vogue , latest , up to date , (Colloq) trendy
[4]	(US) up to date , in the know , informed , advised , in touch , aware , posted , au courant , au fait , on the qui vive