| Main Entry: | once |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | in the past; occurred one time only |
Synonyms: |
a single time, already, at one time, away back, back, back when, before, but once, bygone, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, heretofore, in the old days, in the olden days, in times gone by, in times past, late, long ago, old, on one occasion, once only, once upon a time, one, one time before, one time previously, only one time, previously, quondam, sometime, this time, time was, whilom |
Antonyms: |
never |
| Main Entry: | erstwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
Synonyms: |
bygone, ex, late, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime |
| 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: | 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| Definition: | obsolete, outdated |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immemorial, late, moth-eaten, of old, of yore, old-fashioned, old-time, olden, oldfangled, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, time-worn, traditional,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 |
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | olden, former |
Synonyms: |
ages ago, ancient, ancient history, back when, behind one, bygone, bypast, down memory lane, earlier, early, erstwhile, ex-, foregoing, gone-by, good old days, late, latter, latter-day, long-ago, old, olden days, once, one-time, over, preceding, previous, prior, quondam, recent, retired, sometime, time was, way back, way back when |
Antonyms: |
current, future, present |
| Main Entry: | quondam |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
Synonyms: |
bygone, old-time, once, onetime, past, sometime |
| Main Entry: | olden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, cast-off, crumbling, dated, decayed, demode, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed*, hoary, immemorial, late, moth-eaten, of old, of yore, old as Methuselah, old as the hills, old-fashioned, old-time, oldfangled, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, time-worn, timeworn, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out |
| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
past, ancestral, archaeological, blown over, bygone, cidevant, elapsed, expired, exploded, extinct, foregoing, foregone, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, hesternal, irrecoverable, lapsed, last, late, latter, looking back, never to return, no more, nudiustertian, obsolete, over, overnight, passed away, preterite, preteritial, preterlapsed, preterperfect, preterpluperfect, pridian, pristine, quondam, recent, retroactive, retrospective, run out, sometime, that has been, thenadays, whilom, yestern
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