Synonyms of formerly

formerly

adverb

1

as in once

at an earlier or previous time

the newspaper formerly known as "The Newsprint"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• once
• erstwhile
• onetime

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recently
• currently
• now
• presently
• lately

• recently
• currently
• now
• presently
• lately

2

as in earlier

so as to precede something in order of time

if you didn't get a malaria shot formerly, you'd better get one now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earlier
• already
• previously
• ahead
• before
• early
• in advance
• now
• antecedently
• preliminarily
• anteriorly
• afore
• shortly
• first
• soon
• beforehand
• prematurely
• presently
• a priori
• first off
• before long
• erelong

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• later
• afterwards
• afterward
• subsequently
• after
• behind
• next
• by and by

• later
• afterwards
• afterward
• subsequently
• after
• behind
• next
• by and by

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