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

These results speak to how generations of the seemingly long ago past still have a direct tie to the living. — Ashton Verdery, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 But this won’t fix the larger issue with Halo, which is that Master Chief should’ve been left behind long ago. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 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

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Noun

Even Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and the other great thinkers of antiquity and the Middle Ages never developed anything resembling our modern understanding of intellectual property.

— Coke Morgan Stewart, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
And unlike plundered antiquities, there's no doubt that Pooh and his friends were freely given to the library.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 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

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

In past reelections, Matsui has largely cruised to victories.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
This front row seat to past moments — including some that involve Ethan — leads Hannah to reflect, break out of her comfort zone and overcome her fear of failure.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

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