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pasts

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plural of past

Synonyms & Antonyms of pasts

the events or experience of former times

we spent a pleasant evening recalling the past together

Synonyms for pasts

auld lang synes,
histories,
yesterdays,
yesteryears,
yores

Words Related to pasts

bygones

flashbacks

annals,
chronicles,
records

memoirs

antiquities,
long agos

Near Antonyms for pasts

by-and-bys,
futures,
futurities,
hereafters,
offings,
tomorrows

moments,
nows,
presents,
todays

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“Pasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasts. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.

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