Another word for erstwhile | Synonyms for erstwhile

Another word for erstwhile

erstwhile Synonyms

erstwhile

modif.

former, past, recent; see preceding.

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Another word for erstwhile

adverb

At a time in the past:

already, before, earlier, formerly, once, previously. (Archaic) aforetime, beforetime. See precede

adjective

Having been such previously:

former, late, old, once, onetime, past, previous, quondam, sometime, whilom. See precede

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These erstwhile suitors are the subject of comedies from Shakespeare to Friends, and yet the fact is that it is a reality.
Kristen Bell (of Veronica Mars and Heroes) voices the erstwhile title character and signs off her erstwhile narrations with xoxo, Gossip Girl.
It was not a good day for crime for the mugger as the erstwhile crime fighter - Jack Osbourne - soon overtook him.
In Metal Gear Solid 4, our erstwhile special-ops hero, Solid Snake, is now a grizzled veteran facing legions of bipedal robots - and doubtlessly, he also is up against a cadre of superpowered bad guys and the usual save-the-world situation.
Rather than sinking without a trace, as many erstwhile efforts from talented but unknown teams have historically done, Serious Sam won a raft of gaming awards, including GameSpot's game of the year, and sold quite well.

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