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sometime

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sometime

having been such at some previous time

  • a sometime athlete whoʼs gotten awfully fat
Synonyms of sometime

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

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

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

coming, future, prospective, unborn

sometime

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sometime

at a later time

  • we'll get around to it sometime
Synonyms of sometime

eventually, finally, someday, sooner or later, ultimately, yet
Words Related to sometime

anon, before long, by and by, directly, imminently, momentarily, presently, shortly, soon

forthwith, immediately, promptly, pronto, right away, right now, right off, straightaway, straightway
Phrases Synonymous with sometime

at last (or at long last), at length, in the end, in the fullness of time, in time
Near Antonyms of sometime

ne'er, never, nevermore

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