LONG-AGO Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of long ago

as in antiquity

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adjective

as in bygone

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Noun

Five of long ago have made their marks, to one degree or another, on UConn men’s basketball. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026 The credentials provide cover, the title provides authority, and the organization keeps operating on an assumption that stopped being true long ago. — Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Nearby, the historic Walloomsac Inn, long-ago used by Vermont's pre-statehood legislature, is being reimagined by Litchfield, Connecticut, hospitality business Place in Mind. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 Some people, including descendents of long-ago English, Welsh and Scotch-Irish settlers, now identify themselves simply as American. — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for long ago

Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago

Noun

Meanwhile, an electric color palette of zingy greens, bold reds, and Prussian blues–touched off with plenty of black accents–amplifies the property’s wildly original juxtaposition of antiquity and modernity.

— Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
But the recording itself — which happened in eerie circumstances and nearly destroyed one of the trumpets — also underlines how our handling of antiquities has evolved dramatically in the intervening decades.

— Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of antiquity

Adjective

Yan has won over Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling, two players from a bygone era, in part because his stuff is so good.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Building to a poignant climax, writer-director Noah Segan’s elegant love letter to both New York and to bygone cinematic eras recalls both the 1970s, with its grungy urban antiheroes, and the 1990s, in its American indie ethos.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of bygone

Noun

Nicole Chung is the author of the award-winning memoir A Living Remedy, which was named a Notable Book by The New York Times and a Best Book of the Year by over a dozen other outlets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
The one-time child star had spoken openly about navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, documenting those struggles as well as the painful loss of her brother in a memoir released this year.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

Summary Google has acquired a vast trove of real-world data from the defunct Spirit Airlines for $10 million, a strategic move to train its AI models without legal repercussions.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Intrigued by her inclusion in a 2020 group show held by the now-defunct JTT gallery, Pagliarulo decided to write her.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of defunct

Adjective

Meanwhile, the legal-services groups under the expired contract are trying to figure out how to continue to represent their existing clients despite the lack of funds, all while new unaccompanied minors detained by ICE are turning up in shelters.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
However, the available data covered only certain older models that reported to the expired domain.

— Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of expired

Adjective

In past episodes, this has meant dressing up as Sigmund Freud in Vienna, singing with The Irish Tenors in Dublin, and facing off with a python in Bangkok.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Getty Images for Amazon Music Your Favorite Toy, the latest album by Foo Fighters, did not turn out to be as big as some of the band’s past efforts.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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