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quondam

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of quondam

having been such at some previous time

a quondam oil baron now living comfortably in retirement

Synonyms of quondam

erstwhile, former, late, old, once, onetime, other, past, sometime, whilom

Words Related to quondam

bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished

Near Antonyms of quondam

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

coming, future, prospective, unborn

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