Synonyms of erstwhile

erstwhile 1 of 2

adjective

as in former

having been such at some previous time

my erstwhile friend ignored me when I ran into her at the reunion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• former
• old
• other
• late
• past
• onetime
• once
• quondam
• defunct
• sometime
• whilom
• bygone
• departed
• vanished
• long-ago
• extinct
• expired
• gone
• dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• current
• present
• contemporary
• ongoing
• prospective
• future
• extant
• present-day
• unborn
• coming

erstwhile

2 of 2

adverb

as in formerly

at an earlier or previous time

there's now a store where erstwhile lay green and pleasant pastures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• formerly
• once
• onetime

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recently
• now
• currently
• presently
• lately

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