ANCIENTLY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

anciently

adverb

Definition of anciently

as in previously

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Recent Examples of anciently Tell El-Fara’in, anciently known as Imet, was a significant urban and religious hub from the Middle Kingdom onward. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025 It was used anciently as a preservative, a seasoning, and medicinally for its antibacterial properties. — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anciently

Adverb

The event also featured a concert headlined by Memphis rapper Big Boogie, the Star-Telegram previously reported.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Fedorov, previously Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation, had been in the job for just six months and was popular among troops for improving pay and frontline rotations.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of previously

Adverb

What makes this harder to believe is that the night before, Gavin accused Kenny of lying to him for years, and Kenny likened him to Bernie Madoff.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026
The port city has been targeted before, most recently yesterday when the semi-official Fars News Agency reported the provincial government saying a projectile hit the western part of Bandar Abbas.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of before

Adverb

Those efficiency gains have already enabled deployment on an NVIDIA Jetson Nano edge computing device at the Space Domain Awareness TAP Lab, formerly known as the SDA TAP Lab.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Bronze medal game In Miami tomorrow, France and England will play the Bronze final — formerly known as the third-place play-off — after both sides fell short in their pursuit of a place in the final.

— Mark Hodge, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Definition of formerly

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Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of early

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Drivers who park at an expired meter now face an $80 citation, up from $50 a few years ago.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Part of the outbreak is unfolding in a major city and humanitarian hub, Goma, that rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda seized over a year ago, further complicating the response.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026