erstwhile

²erstwhile

adj

Definition of ERSTWHILE

: former, previous <erstwhile enemies>

Examples of ERSTWHILE

1. <my erstwhile friend ignored me when I ran into her at the mall>

First Known Use of ERSTWHILE

1903

Related to ERSTWHILE

Synonyms: former, late, old, once, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom

Related Words: bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished

Near Antonyms: contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day; coming, future, prospective, unborn

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Rhymes with ERSTWHILE

abseil, air mile, bass viol, black bile, Blue Nile, decile, exile, Fair Isle, field trial, gentile, high style, hostile, lifestyle, meanwhile, motile, nail file, New Style, old style, Old Style, on file, profile, redial, reptile, show trial, stockpile, time trial