Synonyms for past
- adjective
- noun
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Previous
previous, former, late, old, preceding, olden, early, erstwhile formal, prior, one-time, historical, ancient, quondam formal, retiring, obsolete, antecedent, outgoing, whilom
Other
last, bygone, gone informal UK, ago, pre-historic, foregone, historic, departed, used-to-be informal, preterite UK, preterit US, irrecoverable
Noun
history, yesteryear formal, antiquity, aorist, foretime rare, yestertide rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
- n. 1
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
a book about a time machine that can transport people back into the past
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- pasts → histories, yesteryears, antiquities, aorists…
Example sentences
- late We demanded that he explain to us why he was late.
- previous This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.
- preceding This contract will nullify all preceding contracts.
- olden In olden times, women often went out bonneted.
- last I grew tomatoes last year and they were very good.
- ago Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago?
By length
- 3 letters
- old1, ago2
- 4 letters
- last1, late1, gone1
- 5 letters
- early2, prior2, olden2
- 6 letters
- former2, recent2, bygone2, aorist, whilom
- 7 letters
- history3, ancient2, quondam
- 8 letters
- previous3, historic3, retiring3, departed3, obsolete3, outgoing3, foregone2, preterit, foretime
- 9 letters
- preceding3, antiquity4, erstwhile2, preterite
- 10 letters
- historical4, antecedent4, yesteryear3, yestertide
- 13 letters
- irrecoverable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ago2 = 2 syllables).