bygone

adjective

by·​gone ˈbī-ˌgȯn 

also -ˌgän

: gone by : past

bygone days

especially : outmoded

bygone styles

bygone noun

Synonyms of bygone

• extinct
• defunct
• vanished
• gone

Examples of bygone in a Sentence

the bygone days of our ancestors

The stone wall is from a bygone age.

Recent Examples on the Web

Yan has won over Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, two players from a bygone era, in part because his stuff is so good. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026

Building to a poignant climax, writer-director Noah Segan’s elegant love letter to both New York and to bygone cinematic eras recalls both the 1970s, with its grungy urban antiheroes, and the 1990s, in its American indie ethos. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

A lot of love and care is put into creating the marketing and merchandising of this fictional Friday the 13th-style franchise, and thus recreating the familiar pop debris of a bygone trash era. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Visitors can get a taste of what farm life was like in bygone days at event, organized by the all-volunteer Dickson-Murst Farm Partners, according to a Conservation Foundation press release. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bygone

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon
• coupon

Kids Definition

bygone

adjective

by·​gone ˈbī-ˌgȯn 

also -ˌgän

: gone by : past

a bygone era

bygone noun