ONETIME Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈwən-ˈtīm

Definition of onetime

as in occasional

happening only once with any luck, that was a onetime mistake

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as in former

having been such at some previous time the onetime English teacher now works for a newspaper

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onetime

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adverb

as in formerly

at an earlier or previous time an athlete who onetime competed in marathons on a regular basis

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That was the onetime home of agribusinessman Richard Flint Howe and his wife Abby Deering, whose industrialist father James Deering built Vizcaya, the estate in Coconut Grove that is now a museum. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Elon Musk, an original cofounder of the company who left in 2018, had grown increasingly antagonistic toward his onetime colleagues while also growing close to the incoming administration. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Adverb

Some of the clips show onetime Orbán loyalists venting dissatisfaction with the government. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 The score from The Princess Bride swelled as Reiner’s onetime (or sometimes multiple-time) actors turned to face him and pay their final respects. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for onetime

Recent Examples of Synonyms for onetime

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The result was a tapestry of bizarro folk elegies whose combination of violin, slide guitar, and the occasional lovestruck lyric sounded like tuning into AM radio in the midst of the apocalypse.

— Henry Ivry, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The music school Toki Rapa Nui, co-founded by classical pianist Mahani Teave, offers occasional concerts and guided visits of its sustainable Earthship building, which is shaped like an eight-petal flower.

— Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of occasional

Adjective

Greg Totten, the association’s CEO and former longtime Ventura County district attorney, also criticized the decision and its impact on victims’ families.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Dhillon has drawn fierce criticism from former Justice Department attorneys who have accused her of abandoning the division's traditional civil rights enforcement mission in favor of conservative causes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of former

Adverb

Under Fox Digital Platforms, Roku will be led by CEO Mustafa Ozgen, formerly Roku’s president of devices, products and technology, according to a memo from Cheesbrough obtained by Variety.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Ye, the musician and designer formerly known as Kanye West, held his first Yeezy runway show in four years on Wednesday night, and the Los Angeles event had a few special guests in the front row, including his 13-year-old daughter, North West.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of formerly

Adjective

The erstwhile king of clay, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, had been deposed in the quarterfinal, and the man who had dished out that comprehensive defeat, Novak Djokovic, would assume the throne.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Katrina, an erstwhile nemesis from her school days, discomfits her by showing only kindness rather than animosity.

— Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of erstwhile

Adverb

The measure that would allow the City Council to meet just once a week was included in Charter Amendment EE.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Democrats who once saw the political map as an almost impossible lift now are now hopeful that a Senate majority is within reach, even though their path runs through several more conservative states.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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