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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dead, defunct, departed, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, late, lost, old-fashioned, old-time, one-time, out-of-date, previous, quondam, sometime, vanished, water under the bridge*, down memory lane, gone by, in oblivion, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, water over the dam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: | erstwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | former |
| Synonyms: | bygone, late, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime, ex |
| Main Entry: | eventually |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the course of time |
| Synonyms: | finally, hereafter, someday, sometime, sooner or later*, ultimately, yet, after all, at last, at the end of the day, in future, in the end, in the long run, one day, when all is said and done |
| Notes: | eventually means 'finally, at a future point in time'; ultimately means 'last, final, or furthest in some projected scheme or time frame' |
* = 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 |
| Antonyms: | after, current, ensuing, following, future, present, prospective, subsequent, succeeding |
| 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: | someday |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | eventually |
| Synonyms: | anytime, finally, sometime, sooner or later, subsequently, ultimately, yet, after a while, at a future time, in a time to come, on a day, one day, one fine day, one of these days, one time, one time or another |
| Antonyms: | never |
| Main Entry: | ultimately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | eventually |
| Synonyms: | basically, finally, fundamentally, hereafter, in conclusion, presently, someday, sometime, somewhere, sooner or later, yet, after a while, after all, as a conclusion, at last, at long last, at the close, by and by, climactically, conclusively, in consummation, in due time, in future, in the end, in the sequel, sequentially |
| Antonyms: | never |
| Main Entry: | sooner or later |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at an unspecified future time |
| Synonyms: | eventually, someday, sometime, in time, one fine day, sometime or other, somewhen, when all is said and done |
| 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: | finally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the end; after period of time |
| Synonyms: | already, eventually, in conclusion, lastly, someday, sometime, sooner or later*, subsequently, ultimately, yet, after a while, after all, as a sequel, at last, at length, at long last, at the end, at the last moment, belatedly, despite delay, in spite of all, in the eleventh hour, in the long run, tardily |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | yet |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the future |
| Synonyms: | even, eventually, finally, someday, sometime, sooner or later, still, ultimately, after a while, at some future time, beyond this, in due course, in the course of time |
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| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
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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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| Main Entry: | time |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
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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