| Main Entry: | former |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | previous in time or order |
Synonyms: |
above, aforementioned, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, anterior, bygone, departed, earlier, erstwhile, ex-, first, foregoing, late, long ago, long gone, of yore, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, prior, quondam, sometime, whilom |
| Notes: | latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned; former means referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned |
Antonyms: |
after, current, ensuing, following, future, present, prospective, subsequent, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | antecedent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prior |
Synonyms: |
anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, precursory, preliminary, previous |
Antonyms: |
after, following |
| Main Entry: | anterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beginning, prior |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, previous |
| Notes: | anterior/ventral means 'front, situated at the front' and posterior/dorsal means 'rear, situated at the rear' |
Antonyms: |
ending, posterior, subsequent |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from earlier time |
Synonyms: |
delayed, elapsed, former, overdue, past, previous |
Antonyms: |
future |
| Main Entry: | before |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
Synonyms: |
afore, aforetime, ahead, ante, antecedently, anteriorly, back, before present, ere, fore, former, formerly, forward, gone, gone by, heretofore, in advance, in days of yore, in front, in old days, in the past, past, precendently, previous, previously, since, sooner, up to now |
Antonyms: |
after, afterward, behind, later |
| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
Synonyms: |
ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water over the dam, water under the bridge |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, recent |
| Main Entry: | deceased |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
Synonyms: |
asleep, bit the dust, cold*, defunct, departed, exanimate, expired, extinct, finished, former, gave up the ghost, gone, inanimate, kicked the bucket, late, lifeless, lost, passed on, pushing up daisies |
Antonyms: |
alive, born, lively, living |
| Main Entry: | foregoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | come before; previous |
Synonyms: |
above, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforestated, antecedent, anterior, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior |
Antonyms: |
after |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
Synonyms: |
asleep, bygone, cold, deceased, defunct, departed, erstwhile, ex-, exanimate, extinct, former, inanimate, lifeless, old, once, onetime, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime |
Antonyms: |
live |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete, outdated |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, age-old, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, cast-off, crumbling, dated, decayed, demode, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed*, immemorial, late, moth-eaten, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, time-worn, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out |
Antonyms: |
contemporary, current, fresh, late, modern, new, recent, up-to-date |