'today' definitions:

Definition of 'today'

adverb

In these times; "it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford; "we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"; "today almost every home has television" [syn: nowadays, now, today]

adverb

On this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow; "I can't meet with you today"

noun

The present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"

noun

The day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"

Synonyms of 'today'

From: Moby Thesaurus

as of now,
as things are,
at present,
at this juncture,
at this moment,
at this point,
at this time,
but now,
contemporaneity,
contemporaneousness,
even now,
for the nonce,
for this occasion,
here,
here and now,
hereat,
hic et nunc,
historical present,
in our time,
in these days,
just now,
modernity,
newness,
now,
nowadays,
nowness,
on the spot,
our times,
present,
present tense,
presently,
presentness,
the nonce,
the now,
the Now Generation,
the present,
the present age,
the present day,
the present hour,
the present juncture,
the present time,
the time being,
the times,
these days,
this day,
this hour,
this instant,
this moment,
this night,
this point,
this stage,
tonight