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Former

/ˈfɔːmə/

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📖 Definitions of "Former"

adjective

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"A former president; the former East Germany"
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First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.
"I drive two vehicles, a Chevy Camaro and an AMC Gremlin. I won the former on a game show."

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
quondam	(formal) Former; once; at one time.
othernoun	See other (determiner) below.
previousnoun	(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
erstwhile	(formal or literary) Formerly; in the past.
earlynoun	Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
latenoun	Near the end of a period of time.
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.]

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
latter	Relating to or being the second of two items.

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

Word	Definition
quondam	(formal) Former; once; at one time.
erstwhilenoun	(formal or literary) Formerly; in the past.
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
previousnoun	(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
earlynoun	Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on 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.]
othernoun	See other (determiner) below.
oncenoun	(frequency) One and only one time.
latenoun	Near the end of a period of time.
formerly	previously; once
previously	(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time; already.
earlier	previously; before now; sooner
beforenoun	At an earlier time.
aforementionednoun	Previously mentioned.
agonoun	(archaic or dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.
priornoun	Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
preceding	Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
foregoing	Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
prev	Abbreviation of previous. [(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.]