Erstwhile synonyms

ûrst'wīl', -hwīl'

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preceding (related)
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
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former
Preceding in time; earlier; past
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recent
(Geology) Of, relating to, or being the Holocene Epoch.
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formerly
Having been such previously
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previous
(Informal) Premature; occurring too soon.
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once
Having been formerly; former:
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before
At a time in the past
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earlier
At a time in the past
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previously
At a time in the past
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aforetime
At a time in the past
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beforetime
At a time in the past
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late
Of or toward the end or more advanced part, as of a period or stage:
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old
Familiar or known from the past; accustomed
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onetime
Having been such previously
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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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quondam
That once was; former:
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sometime
Merely occasional; sporadic
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precede (related)
At a time in the past
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at-one-time
at a previous time
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long-time (related)
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longtime (related)
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ex. (related)
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hapless (related)
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bygone
That has or have gone by; past; former
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whilom
Having once been; former:
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already
At a time in the past
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erst
at a previous time
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Erstwhile Sentence Examples

  • The ruthless methods by which the Spaniards forced the natives to labour for them caused a change in the attitude of the erstwhile friendly Borinquenos.

  • Until modern times the city was built largely on floating pontoons or on piles at the edges of the innumerable canals and water-courses which formed the thoroughfares, but to meet the requirements of modern life, well-planned roads and streets have been constructed in all directions, crossing the old canals at many points and lined with well-built houses, for the most part of brick, in which the greater part of the erstwhile riparian population now resides.

  • These erstwhile suitors are the subject of comedies from Shakespeare to Friends, and yet the fact is that it is a reality.

  • It was not a good day for crime for the mugger as the erstwhile crime fighter - Jack Osbourne - soon overtook him.

  • Brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill and cousin Matthew Followill are the offspring (and nephew) of erstwhile traveling Pentecostal preacher, Leon Followill.

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