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

Generational wealth with an eye for thoroughbreds took root here long ago, drawn by the limestone-rich soil and lush bluegrass that is especially good for foals. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 The non-partisan Center for Automotive Research pegs Chinese carmakers’ share of the global market at 25% as of 2025, up from 14% in 2020 and practically zero not that long ago. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Adjective

So, the Packers of Vince Lombardi, Ray Nitschke, Jim Taylor, Herb Adderly, Willie Wood, Jerry Kramer and the other men who made this franchise a beacon of excellence and toughness and turned Green Bay into Titletown are a long-ago memory. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The interesting part is whether Herbert can make anything close to the jump his long-ago Hall of Fame Chargers predecessor, Dan Fouts, made at the same point in his career. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long ago

Recent Examples of Synonyms for long ago

Noun

The loft, recently revamped, is now filled with antiquities, chinoiserie, contemporary art and photography – part showroom and part apartment, complete with a tatami room.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Earlier in the episode, Francis swung by Sweet Emily’s, where Frog was once again holding court, telling Ray and Marty about how the antiquities trade really works in Oklahoma.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of antiquity

Adjective

In the absence of physical tickets, multiple bespoke, aftermarket businesses have sprouted, each offering fans the opportunity to reclaim a bygone tradition.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Cope, who participated in Frieze London with his namesake gallery, is intentionally alluding to a bygone era of art fairs with his participation in the Dallas and London Invitationals.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bygone

Noun

My literary agent, Andy McNicol, is picking me up to go to a breakfast hosted at Claudette by owner Carlos Suarez on lower Fifth to celebrate my memoir, Desire Feeds the Feast.

— Tarajia Morrell, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Elsewhere in the memoir, Dench spoke about the 2004 sci-fi film’s costuming while comparing costume fittings for movies and theatre.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of memoir

Adjective

That concert left such an impression, followed by one at the now-defunct Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, that Halperin relocated from New York to Los Angeles.

— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
The firm, co-founded by lawyer David Boies, is known for representing victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, as well as corporate clients including Amazon and the defunct health technology company Theranos.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of defunct

Adjective

Her company Arcaea has raised $78 million and previously created the fragrance brand Future Society, which makes scents by sequencing the DNA of extinct flowers.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
The company has pursued efforts to recreate extinct species, including the dodo and woolly mammoth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of extinct

Adjective

An expired website previously used by a government office, nonprofit or business can eventually lead somewhere completely unrelated.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The Colts star was not arrested, but was cited for an expired registration and given a summons for possession of marijuana, per ESPN.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of expired

Adjective

Hilton said his campaign had built an infrastructure of donors and a positive policy playbook that energized crowds in a way past campaigns had not.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Meta, like its hyperscaler peers — Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft — has laid out an ambitious path for infrastructure development, with spending plans that extend well past $100 billion a year.

— Kif Leswing,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

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