| 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: | 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 |