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former

/'fɔrmər/

Synonyms of former Antonyms of former Examples of former Usage of former Parts of former Definition that contains former Words sounding like former Explanation of former

adjective
belonging to some prior time
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"our former glory"

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erstwhile old one-time onetime quondam sometime past
adjective
belonging to the distant past
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"former generations"

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early other past
adjective
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
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"the former president"

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late previous past
noun
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
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"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
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latter

type of:
first number one
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
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"the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
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latter

Synonyms & Similar Words

first other old late past early sometime previous erstwhile onetime quondam one-time number one