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once

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of once

having been such at some previous time

  • the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry
Synonyms of once

erstwhile, former, late, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom
Words Related to once

bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished
Near Antonyms of once

contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day

coming, future, prospective, unborn

once

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of once

at an earlier or previous time

  • I once knew the quotation, but time has taken its toll on my brain cells
Synonyms of once

erstwhile, formerly, onetime
Near Antonyms of once

lately, recently

currently, now, presently

once

conjunction

Synonyms and Antonyms of once

just at the moment that

  • you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later
Synonyms of once

as soon as, immediately [chiefly British], instantly, when
Near Antonyms of once

after, directly [chiefly British], since

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