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Bygone synonyms and antonyms

bī'gôn', -gŏn'

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of old
well in the past; former
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former
Preceding in time; earlier; past
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ancient
Of great age; very old:
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olden
From or relating to a previous era.
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past
(Postmodifier) Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago. [from 15th c.]
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departed
No longer living; dead.
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antiquated
Aged
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forgotten
Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
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new (antonym)
Current or later, as opposed to former.
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old (related)
Tiresome.
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ago
The definition of ago is before now or in the past.
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archaic
Relating to, being, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization:
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backward
(Of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.
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elapsed
well in the past; former
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extinct
No longer in existence; having died out.
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obsolete
No longer in fashion; out-of-date; passé
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oldfangled
Old-fashioned
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out-of-date
Alternative form of out of date.
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outmoded
Not in fashion; unfashionable:
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quondam
That once was; former:
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yore
well in the past; former
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antiquity
(Often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
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recent (antonym)
Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
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modern (antonym)
Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date:
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antique
Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
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dated
No longer fashionable.
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dowdy
Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby.
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fusty
Smelling stale or stuffy; musty; moldy
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old-fashioned
Of a person, preferring the customs of earlier times.
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old-time
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a time in the past.
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outdated
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.
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vintage
Representative of or dating from a particular period of the past
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bypast
Past; bygone.
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foregone
(Informal) inevitable, predictable
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gone
Missing or lost:
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water-under-the-bridge
(Idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
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by-gone (related)
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byegone (related)
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nostalgic (related)
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whilom
Formerly such; former
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passé
Of a style or method formerly in vogue
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  • It was Moses Mendelssohn's German translation of the Pentateuch (1 7 80 - 1 793) which marked the new spirit, while the views of his opponents belong to a bygone age.

  • It will therefore be best in this brief sketch to say that the leader of the elder school was Viktor Rydberg (q.v.; 1828-1895) and that he was ably supported by Carl Snoilsky (q.v.; 1841-1 9 04) who at the beginning of the 20th century was the principal living poet of the bygone generation in Sweden.

  • A scribe who preserves in his spelling the traces of a bygone age is probably trustworthy.

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