Synonyms for foregone
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Gone — bygone
past, gone, bygone, preceding, historical, former, departed, historic, hoary, preterite UK, preterit US, bypast, forepast dated
Other
used-to-be informal, predetermined, unescapable, forepassed, avoidless rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
bygone
Related words
- Phrases
- foregone conclusion
Example sentences
- gone You shouldn't have gone to such a dangerous place.
- historical The Byzantine Empire is a historical construction.
- departed Yanni departed into the vast unknown of the desert.
- preceding This contract will nullify all preceding contracts.
- unescapable Death is something that is unescapable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foregone | falling | |
| gone | rising | |
| historical | rising | |
| departed | rising | |
| preceding | falling | |
| unescapable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- past1, gone1
- 5 letters
- hoary2
- 6 letters
- former2, bygone2, bypast
- 8 letters
- historic3, departed3, preterit, forepast
- 9 letters
- preceding3, preterite, avoidless
- 10 letters
- historical4, forepassed
- 11 letters
- unescapable
- 13 letters
- predetermined4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hoary2 = 2 syllables).