Synonyms for bygone

Most common

past · olden · historic · foregone

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Adjective

Antonyms

future, recent, prospective

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having been or happened in the distant past.

Example sentences

• historical The Byzantine Empire is a historical construction.
• historic There are many famous historic buildings in Kyoto.
• olden In olden times, women often went out bonneted.
• forgotten An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
• antiquated He has somewhat antiquated ideas about education.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

past¹, gone¹

5 letters

olden², hoary²

6 letters

former², bypast

8 letters

historic³, departed³, foregone², preterit, forepast

9 letters

forgotten³, preterite

10 letters

historical⁴, antiquated⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (olden² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

révolu

Italiano

superato