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| Main Entry: | erstwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
| Synonyms: | bygone, late, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime, ex |
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| Main Entry: | bygone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the past |
| Synonyms: | ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, late, lost, old-fashioned, old-time, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water under the bridge*, down memory lane, gone by, in oblivion, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, water over the dam |
| Antonyms: | modern, new, recent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | former |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | previous in time or order |
| Synonyms: | above, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, anterior, bygone, departed, earlier, erstwhile, first, foregoing, late, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, prior, quondam, sometime, aforementioned, ex-, long ago, long gone, of yore, 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: | formerly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | previously in time or order |
| Synonyms: | already, anciently, back, before, earlier, erstwhile, heretofore, lately, once, radically, water under the bridge*, a while back, aforetime, at one time, away back, back when, before now, before this, down memory lane, eons ago, erewhile, in former times, in the olden days, in the past, long ago, of old, of yore, olden days, once upon a time, some time ago, time was, used to be |
| Antonyms: | future, presently, subsequently, currently |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | once |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | in the past; occurred one time only |
| Synonyms: | already, back, before, bygone, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, heretofore, late, old, one, previously, quondam, sometime, a single time, at one time, away back, back when, but once, in the old days, in the olden days, in times gone by, in times past, long ago, on one occasion, once only, once upon a time, one time before, one time previously, only one time, this time, time was, whilom |
| Antonyms: | never |
| Main Entry: | preceding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earlier, above |
| Synonyms: | aforesaid, ahead of, antecedent, anterior, before, erstwhile, foregoing, former, forward, front, head, heretofore, introductory, lead, leading, other, past, pioneer, precedent, prefatory, preliminary, preparatory, previous, prior, above-mentioned, above-named, aforeknown, aforementioned, forerunning, one time, pioneering, precursive, precursory, preexistent, prevenient, prodromal, supra |
| Antonyms: | after, below, following, later |
| Main Entry: | previously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | earlier |
| Synonyms: | ahead, already, ante, back, before, beforehand, erstwhile, fore, formerly, forward, heretofore, once, then, a while ago, antecedently, at one time, away back, back when, hitherto, in advance, in anticipation, in days gone by, in the past, long ago, one-shot, precedently, time was, until now |
| Antonyms: | future, later, presently, currently |
| Main Entry: | onetime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prior |
| Synonyms: | erstwhile, former, past, previous |
| Main Entry: | quondam |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
| Synonyms: | bygone, erstwhile, onetime, past, preceding, sometime |
| Main Entry: | previous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former, prior |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, anterior, earlier, erstwhile, foregoing, one-time, past, precedent, preceding, quondam, sometime, ex |
| Antonyms: | current, future, later, present |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete, outdated |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, crumbling, dated, decayed, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed*, immemorial, late, moth-eaten*, old-fashioned, old-time, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out, age-old, cast-off, demode, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, time-worn |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, fresh, late, modern, new, recent, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | olden, former |
| Synonyms: | ancient, ancient history*, bygone, earlier, early, erstwhile, foregoing, good old days*, late, latter, old, once, one-time, over, preceding, previous, prior, quondam, recent, retired, sometime, ages ago, back when, behind one, bypast, down memory lane, ex-, gone-by, latter-day, long-ago, olden days, time was, way back, way back when |
| Antonyms: | current, future, present |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dead |
| Synonyms: | asleep, bygone, cold, deceased, defunct, departed, erstwhile, extinct, former, inanimate, lifeless, old, once, onetime, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime, ex-, exanimate |
| Antonyms: | live |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | time |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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instant, short, Aprilian, Neolithic, acronical, actual, ago, ahead of time, all, alternate, ancient, annual, antiquated, antique, aoristic, aperiodic, archaic, around, atemporal, autumnal, belated, biannual, bicentennial, biennial, bimensal, bimillenary, bimonthly, bissextile, biweekly, brief, by turns, canicular, centennial, chronic, chronogrammatical, chronological, chronometrical, circadian, coeval, concurrent, constant, contemporaneous, contemporary, continual, continuous, current, cyclical, daily, dated, decennial, dendrochronological, diurnal, dominical, duodecennial, enneaeteric, ephemeral, equinoctial, erstwhile, estival, eternal, etesian, everlasting, every other, existing, fore, former, fortnightly, frequent, fugitive, genethliac, gnomonic, gumbled, hebdomad, hebdomadal, hebdomadary, hebetic, hibernal, hodiernal, horal, horary, hourly, immediate, immemorial, imminent, impermanent, infrequent, instantaneous, intercalary, interim, intermediate, intermittent, isochronal, last, last, last, lenten, lifelong, long, long, longstanding, matin, matinal, matutinal, menstrual, millenary, monthly, natalitious, new, night and day, nine, nocturnal, occasional, off, on time, ongoing, parmanent, part, penteteric, periodic, periodical, perpetual, plurennial, postpartum, preceding, prehistoric, preliminary, preprandial, present, present, previous, primaveral, primeval, prior, protracted, punctual, quadrennial, quarterly, quincentennial, quindecennial, quinquennial, quotennial, quotidian, rare, recent, recurrent, recurring, regular, regular as clockwork, remittent, remote, retrospective, rhythmical, round, seasonal, secular, seely, semiannual, semicentennial, semidiurnal, semimonthly, semipermanent, semiweekly, semiyearly, sempiternal, septennial, septimanal, serial, serotinal, sometime, sporadic, spur, stoundmeal, subsequent, successive, sudden, summary, tardy, temporal, temporary, terminal, tertian, that is, thitherto
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