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

This expensive experiment failed long ago, but the Browns felt compelled to double down again. — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 There was a time, not that long ago, when the average suburban street was full of unannounced drop-ins, the smell of burning charcoal, and scattered lawn chairs. — John Mac Ghlionn, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Adjective

The men slumped in those long-ago joints would not be at home in a Murray Hill bar these days, however. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long ago

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Noun

In a statement, Egypt’s minister of tourism and antiquities Sherif Fathy emphasized that the discoveries not only shed light on the fortress’s military function but on the daily lives of its inhabitants.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Her sculpture, cast in bronze and patinated with lapis lazuli blue—a pigment used in in north Africa, the Middle East, and Europe since antiquity—will remain in place for two years.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of antiquity

Adjective

Like much else in Guatemala, the colossal, mint-green presidential palace where Arévalo sat down with me is a holdover from a bygone era of authoritarianism.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Stickers celebrating bygone 21st birthdays cover the walls outside the bathrooms.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bygone

Noun

In the late ’70s, Wayne had entered Swanson’s orbit as part of a fraught effort to produce what became her best-selling memoir, Swanson on Swanson.

— Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Charles Spencer’s memoir about his sister, Princess Diana, has raised questions and controversy.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of memoir

Adjective

What’s now a polished lodge—two- and three-story wings along the shoreline, fishing boats named Eel Grass and Sea Wolf docked out front—was a defunct forestry homestead when the Nation bought it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
When the pandemic forced Lou Valente to close the doors at the now-defunct Southpaw Sushi, he was forced to pivot.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of defunct

Adjective

The Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct almost a century ago, had a huge skull and a lethal snap — a rare combination for a carnivorous mammal.

— Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Other travel advisors agree that summer travel is not going extinct, but have indeed noticed shifts in terms of where—and when—people are going.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of extinct

Adjective

Not only can throwing these items away keep your home functional by not keeping expired items on hand, but Jones says this also helps to reduce the visual clutter as well.

— Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026
Updating your medicine cabinet will take care of any expired medications and reduce needless excess.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of expired

Adjective

Much of the worry from locals came from hurricanes in past years that devastated cities along the Pacific coast.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Serving as master of ceremonies for the entire shebang will be Snoop Dogg, who is not stranger to hosting duties given his past gigs co-hosting such events as NBC’s Olympics coverage.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

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