SYNE Synonyms: 5 Similar and Opposite Words

syne

adverb

ˈsīn

Definition of syne

chiefly Scottish

as in ago

earlier than the present time a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that begins with "From the bonny bells of heather / They brewed a drink long syne"

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Amid the flames and destruction, Ryzhenkov says that this period of the war is as tough as anything the company has seen since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Eight years ago, Mann started his business in the living room of his apartment and was shooting on iPhones.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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