WHILOM Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

whilom

adjective

Definition of whilom

as in former

having been such at some previous time pointedly ignored the whilom friends who had turned on her

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Subramanyam said his calls were monitored between March and May, noting that at the time the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was pushing for former Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Thompson, who is the son of a former state lawmaker, was sentenced to 58 years in prison.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of former

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Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% percent on around $20 billion worth of US products, in an expanding trade war between the erstwhile allies.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Constructed in the late 19th century, the erstwhile residence joined Grand Hotel Timeo in 1929 when the properties’ owners married.

— Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of erstwhile

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Yes, Minteh and Sarr both operate on the right and buying one of them arguably would have provided a better balance to Iraola’s attacking department given that his other wide players prefer the left flank.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
That happened again when the five other conservatives – but not Roberts and the three liberals − said the administration could slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of health research funding.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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