Synonyms of ago

ago 1 of 2

adverb

ə-ˈgō 

as in since

earlier than the present time

he left here long ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• since
• agone
• syne
• back

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hence

ago

2 of 2

adjective

as in past

Related Words

• past
• bygone
• dated
• former
• erstwhile
• obsolete
• ended
• old
• archaic
• over
• out-of-date
• antiquated
• antediluvian
• old-time
• terminated
• passé
• through
• ancient
• concluded
• oldfangled
• old-fashioned
• finished
• future
• completed
• antique
• fusty
• outworn
• noncontemporary
• musty
• up
• coming
• done
• unborn

Dissimilar Words

• recent
• present
• current
• ongoing
• extant
• present-day
• immediate
• new
• instant
• modern
• contemporary
• newfangled
• modernistic
• mod
• red-hot
• up-to-date
• being
• ultramodern
• breathing
• existing
• existent
• living
• space-age
• new-fashioned
• supermodern

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ago

Adverb

Amid the flames and destruction, Ryzhenkov says that this period of the war is as tough as anything the company has seen since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Eight years ago, Mann started his business in the living room of his apartment and was shooting on iPhones. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Soon after the first emission regulations came into force half a century ago, GM began to use computers to model the phases of gasoline combustion inside its engines. — John Voelcker, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

In other words, plenty of people who left active military service years ago may still have information stored in these systems. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Generations ago, longleaf pines were logged to a fraction of their former range. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

However, the Taurids belong to a much larger complex of dust, rocks, comets and asteroids, possibly created when a much bigger object fragmented thousands of years ago. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

And for the artists of a genre that first bubbled up three decades ago, reparto’s global takeover is just getting started. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

The drama had a red-carpet screening less than two weeks ago — September 30 — at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Adjective

There was one advertised 40 percent off on its sale page for one day in the same year-ago period, but was not repeated last month. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

The bank's charge-off ratio fell from the second quarter and year-ago period, while early-stage delinquencies are at historically low levels. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Average pricing is up between 1% and 2% compared to the year-ago rates, when increases hovered between 5% and 6%. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

In equities trading, GameStop surged more than 5% before the market opened after the video game retailer provided a preliminary second-quarter earnings outlook above its year-ago results. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Peacock had 48 million subscribers during the recent second quarter, up from 46 million customers in the previous first quarter and 41 million subscribers in the year-ago second-quarter period. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026