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erstwhile

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of erstwhile

having been such at some previous time

my erstwhile friend ignored me when I ran into her at the reunion

Synonyms of erstwhile

former, late, old, once, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom

Words Related to erstwhile

bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished

Near Antonyms of erstwhile

contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day

coming, future, prospective, unborn

erstwhile

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of erstwhile

at an earlier or previous time

there's now a store where erstwhile lay green and pleasant pastures

Synonyms of erstwhile

formerly, once, onetime

Near Antonyms of erstwhile

lately, recently

currently, now, presently

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