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Adjective
Having previously been a particular thing
Of or occurring in the past
Denoting the first or first mentioned of two people or things
Dead or deceased, no longer living
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
Having left one's job and ceased to work
Existing in or as part of a tradition
Used when giving the maiden or former name of a person
Comparative for of, or at, the front
Adverb
An at earlier time
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▲
Adjective
▲
Having previously been a particular thing
previous
prior
preceding
earlier
foregoing
erstwhile
past
sometime
late
precedent
antecedent
quondam
onetime
anterior
old
whilom
once
other
last
above
aforementioned
precursory
aforesaid
one-time
ex-
as was
ci-devant
ex
prevenient
supra
lapsed
then
bygone
precursive
preexistent
above-stated
above-mentioned
recent
older
preliminary
earlier mentioned
formerly mentioned
previously mentioned
before
preexisting
pre-existing
defunct
retired
forenamed
said
beginning
introductory
latest
established
latter
once upon a time
advance
preparatory
initial
forward
ahead
historical
pre-existent
forerunning
head
aforeknown
front
way back
in the olden days
latter-day
ages ago
gone-by
back when
one time
ahead of
ancient history
in the good old days
down memory lane
way back when
most recent
more ❯
“One
former
teammate was caught and exposed by the tabloids for having an affair.”
Adjective
▲
Of or occurring in the past
past
bygone
ancient
old
earlier
forgotten
olden
foregone
primaeval
UK
primeval
US
primordial
prehistoric
remote
antediluvian
immemorial
primigenial
pristine
of old
long-ago
gone by
old-time
of yore
long gone
long ago
long past
previous
prior
late
early
defunct
preceding
one-time
antiquated
historical
first
archaic
way back
erstwhile
ex-
onetime
quondam
sometime
antique
extinct
long-gone
way back when
out-of-date
done
out of date
dated
last
outmoded
obsolete
recent
expired
dead
bypast
then
older
earliest
primitive
gone-by
gone
anterior
original
antecedent
one time
classical
finished
old-fashioned
foregoing
whilom
latter
aboriginal
vanished
once
forepassed
lost
oldfangled
at the time
completed
passé
worn-out
outdated
redundant
superseded
latter-day
stale
down memory lane
ages ago
back when
elapsed
in the olden days
in the good old days
of an earlier time
of a former period
medieval
US
mediaeval
UK
unremembered
outworn
unrecalled
back
primal
lost and gone
lost in time
consigned to oblivion
from the past
ex
oldest
eldest
proleptical
over
precursory
ended
budding
lower
pre-existing
early bird
departed
of long ago
nonextant
other
spent
once upon a time
no more
accomplished
ago
precedent
retired
dead and buried
behind one
over and done with
over and done
as was
ancient history
sunk in oblivion
disused
discontinued
fossilized
US
inoperative
abandoned
lapsed
discarded
unused
unusable
inactive
unemployed
stagnant
dormant
inert
idle
quiescent
aged
venerable
unreactive
timeworn
invalid
void
fossilised
UK
superannuated
hoary
non-functioning
fallen into disuse
not functioning
no longer active
run out
no longer in use
out of commission
null and void
very old
traditional
historic
relic
rusty
unfashionable
demode
age-old
time-worn
moth-eaten
old as the hills
old as Methuselah
cast-off
out
obsolescent
vintage
musty
demoded
mouldy
UK
fusty
dowdy
moldy
US
rococo
old hat
old-fangled
behind the times
not with it
old-hat
not current
not modern
grown old
of olden days
out of it
of the old school
quaint
mossy
anachronistic
retro
retrograde
creaky
clunky
unhip
feudal
crusted
old-world
old-school
old-fogeyish
vieux jeu
olde worlde
old-timey
horse-and-buggy
past it
out of the ark
rinky-dink
unstylish
corny
faded
démodé
passe
odd
disapproved
neglected
out of style
out-of-style
done to death
more ❯
“Visions of the great mansions and grandeur of a
former
era certainly made an indelible impression.”
Adjective
▲
Denoting the first or first mentioned of two people or things
first
earlier
opening
first-mentioned
“Psychologist Bob Altemeyer of the University of Manitoba subscribes to the
former
view.”
Adjective
▲
Dead or deceased, no longer living
dead
departed
perished
asleep
buried
deceased
at peace
with God
six feet under
pushing up daisies
as dead as a doornail
long departed
in the grave
laid to rest
late
lifeless
gone
fallen
demised
defunct
lost
breathless
expired
cold
extinct
exanimate
inanimate
lamented
low
killed
slain
slaughtered
murdered
insensate
insentient
inert
finished
sainted
at rest
gave up the ghost
bit the dust
kicked the bucket
no more
dead as a doornail
under the sod
passed on
passed away
not breathing
nonextant
bygone
vanished
spiritless
stiff
wiped out
done for
bypast
done
nonexistent
unanimated
destroyed
wasted
bereft of life
resting in peace
checked out
exterminated
superseded
void
extinguished
disappeared
died out
snuffed out
abolished
vanquished
bought the farm
no longer extant
out cold
having breathed one's last
late lamented
no longer with us
casualty
bitten the dust
invalid
kaput
had it
down the drain
disintegrated
retired
comatose
unconscious
of blessed memory
dejected
turned to dust
not living
out for the count
dead to the world
still
dear departed
much lamented
no longer living
cadaverous
down
mortified
erased
no longer alive
offed
silent
reposing
liquidated
ruined
not existing
out of one's misery
gone to meet maker
cut off
gone to reward
pushing up the daisies
effaced
eradicated
obliterated
wrecked
annihilated
extirpated
demolished
stone-dead
dead as a dodo
lapsed
devastated
frittered
crushed
ended
obsolete
archaic
terminated
outmoded
out
inactive
passé
quenched
doused
inexistent
dead and gone
no longer existing
no longer known
more ❯
“Shown here is Koloth the Old,
Former
King of Carchimish.”
Adjective
▲
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
outdated
outmoded
antiquated
archaic
dated
obsolete
superannuated
outworn
prehistoric
medieval
US
old
antediluvian
fossilised
UK
fossilized
US
mossy
ancient
unfashionable
demoded
obsolescent
prehistorical
moribund
passé
bygone
mediaeval
UK
neolithic
antique
rusty
anachronistic
Noachian
out
kaput
quaint
kaputt
defunct
square
past
superseded
vintage
creaky
moldy
US
mouldy
UK
démodé
musty
clunky
oldfangled
unhip
fusty
feudal
crusted
behindhand
tired
parachronistic
backward
anachronous
backwards
grandfather
legacy
old-fashioned
out-of-date
out of date
moth-eaten
old hat
behind the times
old-time
old-fangled
out of fashion
old-world
out of style
Stone Age
old-fogeyish
backward-looking
vieux jeu
olde worlde
horse-and-buggy
out of the ark
has-been
out-of-style
rinky-dink
not with it
square-toed
back number
retrograde
retro
early
passe
old-school
old-timey
frumpy
frumpish
extinct
earliest
immemorial
primitive
timeworn
historical
nostalgic
of yore
of long ago
olden
retrogressive
period
dead
conservative
passé
not current
back-number
of the old school
traditional
historic
heritage
veteran
antiquarian
classical
ancestral
venerable
primeval
US
primal
old-style
time-honoured
primordial
dateless
old style
deprecated
dinosaur
foregone
atavistic
relic
antwacky
fossil
primaeval
UK
past your sell-by date
had it
done for
past its sell-by date
dead and gone
evocative
of yesteryear
old world
in period style
gerontogeous
old-hat
aged
unstylish
past it
horse and buggy
dowdy
hoary
disused
stale
last year's
fogeyish
unpopular
as old as the hills
worn-out
crusty
discarded
discontinued
demode
elderly
of olden days
out of it
corny
past its prime
exhausted
cobwebby
old as the hills
rococo
of old
not modern
grown old
on its last legs
threadbare
overfamiliar
having seen better days
very old
dull
archaistic
stuck in time
dry as dust
decrepit
age-old
hoar
hackneyed
out of commission
abandoned
unusable
out of use
tacky
old school
no longer fashionable
tasteless
cheesy
done to death
faded
neglected
odd
disapproved
anachronistical
at an end
no longer in fashion
expired
not in
finished
styleless
trashy
ticky-tack
yesterday's
not fashionable
inelegant
ticky-tacky
remote
geriatric
out-of-fashion
gone
obscure
no longer in use
fallen into disuse
dusty
disappearing
on the wane
aging
US
growing old
becoming obsolete
going out of use
on the way out
waning
senescent
going out of fashion
on the decline
declining
dying out
ageing
UK
set in one's ways
geezery
fuddy-duddy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having left one's job and ceased to work
retired
pensioned
superannuated
discharged
emeritus
past
cidevant
inactive
otiose
emerita
resigned
ex-
pensioned off
in retirement
put out to grass
Adjective
▲
Existing in or as part of a tradition
traditional
historical
ancestral
conservative
established
orthodox
past
traditionalistic
ancient
folk
historic
old
prior
bygone
familial
family
archconservative
brassbound
lineal
paleoconservative
reactionary
standpat
ultraconservative
unprogressive
long-established
old-fashioned
oral
unwritten
button-down
buttoned-down
handed-down
old-school
from the past
of yore
old-line
old-style
old-world
die-hard
hidebound
mossbacked
outdated
outmoded
out-of-date
conventional
traditionalist
fogyish
illiberal
Tory
diehard
right
conformist
rightist
unchanging
right-wing
dyed-in-the-wool
antique
vintage
classical
fuddy-duddy
inflexible
bourgeois
stable
blimpish
unimaginative
fundamentalist
middle-of-the-road
quaint
old line
hard hat
old guard
ultra-conservative
rigid
archaic
unadventurous
timid
obsolete
intransigent
sober
quiet
guarded
undaring
unchangeable
firm
uncreative
obstinate
controlled
constant
steady
redneck
fearful
dated
classic
backward-looking
white bread
holding to
not extreme
strait-laced
right of center
in a rut
old-time
inveterate
antiquated
retro
unrepentant
oldfangled
retrograde
stuffy
parochial
philistine
unapologetic
strict
obscurantist
retrogressive
regressive
counterrevolutionary
Birchite
conventionalist
antiquarian
unreformed
unreconstructed
narrow-minded
alt-right
hard-line
old-timey
set in one's ways
behind the times
time-honored
staid
boring
formal
convinced
extremist
universal
moderate
entrenched
ingrained
ossified
fixed
unfashionable
opposed
devout
observant
bigoted
true-blue
doctrinal
true
stick in the mud
mature
geezery
long-standing
deep-seated
hard-and-fast
deep-dyed
hard-core
hardcore
fogeyish
counter-revolutionary
stick-in-the-mud
antimodern
true blue
of the faith
of the true faith
obsolescent
passé
anachronous
anachronistical
anachronistic
heritage
veteran
narrow
intolerant
prejudiced
biased
dogmatic
early
dynastic
patrimonial
successional
olden
uncompromising
set
fanatical
puritan
jaundiced
intractable
individualistic
hereditary
time-honoured
small-minded
old style
handed down
petty-minded
close-minded
set in your ways
set in one's opinions
fixed in one's views
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Used when giving the maiden or former name of a person
nee
formerly
née
Adjective
▲
Comparative for of, or at, the front
directer
more frontward
more frontwards
more visible
more leading
more advance
more facial
“This distinctive lock of hair grows on the
fore
part of the head.”
Adverb
▲
An at earlier time
before
earlier
previously
formerly
beforehand
heretofore
hitherto
afore
ahead
already
antecedently
anteriorly
once
preliminarily
sooner
aforetime
precedently
up to now
at one time
ere
fore
in advance
in the past
since
up to then
a while ago
back when
before now
before present
before then
until now
until then
in days gone by
in old days
way back when
in days of yore
long ago
back in the day
ago
back
once upon a time
in times gone by
in the olden days
in times past
in former times
in bygone days
in years gone by
before the present
ahead of time
in the old days
time was when
in readiness
earlier on
agone
gone
of yore
in the good old days
syne
ages ago
time was
early
before this
some time ago
a while back
at an earlier time
in earlier times
then
erstwhile
onetime
back then
at one point
so far
in olden times
one time before
in antiquity
from way back
in time gone by
in yesteryear
in days of old
in auld lang syne
in those days
yet
theretofore
prior to this
yesterday
anciently
thus far
by the time
in anticipation
one time previously
on one occasion
years ago
by then
in my day
since God knows when
on a former occasion
last time
of old
away back
eons ago
in times bygone
in times of yore
now
in the lead-up
at that instant
beforetime
sometime
erst
by that time
whilom
one time
further back
no longer
in one case
but once
one day
forward
by the time mentioned
ante
previous
prematurely
inopportunely
precociously
unseasonably
above
precocious
as yet
up till now
prior to now
prior to the present time
at one stage
prior to this time
till now
up until now
till then
to date
up until then
timely
up to this time
from year one
too soon
in good time
with time to spare
earlier than required
earlier than expected
lately
erewhile
radically
erstwhiles
as was
olden days
water under the bridge
used to be
down memory lane
until recently
still
at some point
by now
until this time
up to the present time
even now
until that time
more ❯
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former age
former boss
former classmate
former colleague
former convict
former convicts
formels
formel
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formed up
formed theories
formed the opinion
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