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Erstwhile

🔄 Synonyms of "Erstwhile"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
quondam	(formal) Former; once; at one time.
formernoun	Previous.
oncenoun	(frequency) One and only one time.
sometime	At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
onetime	Alternative form of one-time (“occurring once”). [Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.]

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
quondam	(formal) Former; once; at one time.
formernoun	Previous.
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
sometime	At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
onetime	Alternative form of one-time (“occurring once”). [Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.]
oncenoun	(frequency) One and only one time.
formerly	previously; once
earlier	previously; before now; sooner
previousnoun	(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
thennoun	(temporal location) At that time.
precedentnoun	An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
long-standing	Having existed for a long time; of long standing.
ancientnoun	Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
age-old	Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established.
antiquenoun	Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
oldnoun	Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
erst	(archaic, poetic) Formerly, once, erstwhile.
aforetimesnoun	(archaic) Formerly, formerly.
erstwhiles	Alternative form of erstwhile. [(formal or literary) Formerly; in the past.]
quondamly	(formal) Formerly; at an earlier time.