BYGONES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

bygones

noun

plural of bygone

as in yesteryears

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Noun

Non-manufacturing teams are spending more time in the plants than ever, and executive visits happen more regularly over the big, scripted affairs of yesteryears.

— Breana Noble, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Definition of yesteryears

Noun

Amongst the Island’s iconic statues, as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’s newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Complex pasts For decades, Japan continued with this strategy and even developed an Islam policy in the 1930s.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

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The two candidates who advance to the general election would be wise to offer Californians a hope for the future that doesn’t call back to our yesterdays.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Today, as in all of mankind’s yesterdays, guarantees this type of song will never go out of style.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026

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