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• out-of-date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

Just over a year ago, Bryan Kohberger, who was accused of killing four University of Idaho students, made a stunning courtroom admission. — Emily Smith, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Espaillat, who grew up in the Dominican Republic, set out to introduce Charlotte diners to Latin Street food such as empanadas, arepas and pupusas — dishes that were largely unfamiliar here more than a decade ago. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026

After a few kids broke into the neighborhood pool and left a mess a few months ago, Robinson said one man threatened to stand guard at the pool gate and shoot the kids with a BB gun. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

Companies now take roughly 11 years to reach IPO on average, up from single digits before the dot-com crash — a shift that set in over two decades ago, not a recent one. — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Authorities have recovered and identified a third person who died after a boat capsized two weeks ago in the San Francisco Bay. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026

Bush joined the center roughly a year ago after three decades as a probation officer. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026

But in the King’s Classic Dick Butkus Division (a league where the IDP scoring is robust), an IDP came off the board in Round 1 a year ago. — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Adjective

Morgan Stanley gathered a record $148 billion in net new assets, more than double the year-ago quarter. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Commercial real estate was down slightly, about 1%, versus the year-ago period, though managed to increase about 4% on a sequential basis. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Citing those acquisitions, Cineverse said its revenue zoomed 67% in the quarter compared with the year-ago period, hitting $26 million. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Industry insiders project that figure may reach around 1,000 by end of 2027 – a modest target against a local box office that is running some 41% below year-ago levels, raising questions about exhibitors’ appetite for significant capital expenditure. — Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026

The company reported a loss of 51,000 residential video customers in the first quarter, which counts as a massive upgrade from the 167,000 subs that bolted in the year-ago period. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026

For the quarter, growth at Timberland slowed to up 2 percent on a constant currency basis, but that the brand was up against a tough year-ago comparison when growth was up 13 percent for the same quarter. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 May 2026

The biggest decline was in Florida's Cape Coral-Fort Myers region, where the median home sale price declined 9% to $341,250 in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2026