100 Best Synonyms for “Former”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	above-mentioned	Mentioned earlier in writing.
2.	above-named	Named earlier in writing.
3.	aforementioned	Mentioned earlier in the text.
4.	aforesaid	Said or mentioned earlier.
5.	ancient	From the distant past.
6.	antecedent	Existing before another thing.
7.	anteceding	Going before in time.
8.	anterior	Earlier in time or position.
9.	antiquated	Old and no longer current.
10.	archaic	Belonging to an earlier age.
11.	beforehand	Existing or happening earlier.
12.	bygone	Belonging to the past.
13.	dated	Suggesting an earlier period.
14.	defunct	No longer existing or operating.
15.	departed	Having left a role or place.
16.	departing	Leaving a role or position.
17.	deposed	Removed from office or power.
18.	discontinued	No longer produced or used.
19.	displaced	Replaced or removed from position.
20.	earlier	Happening before another time.
21.	earliest	First in time or order.
22.	Edwardian	From the Edwardian era.
23.	erstwhile	Formerly having a particular role.
24.	ex	No longer holding a position.
25.	expired	No longer valid or current.
26.	first	Earlier of two mentioned things.
27.	foregoing	Previously mentioned or occurring.
28.	forerunning	Coming before as a precursor.
29.	formerly called	Called by an earlier name.
30.	formerly employed	Employed at an earlier time.
31.	formerly known	Known by an earlier name.
32.	formerly named	Named differently in the past.
33.	formerly owned	Owned at an earlier time.
34.	formerly serving	Serving in the past.
35.	formerly used	Used in the past.
36.	heretofore	Existing before now.
37.	historic	Belonging to history.
38.	historical	Belonging to past times.
39.	hitherto	Existing up to that earlier time.
40.	inactive	No longer active in a role.
41.	initial	Occurring at the beginning.
42.	introductory	Coming at the beginning.
43.	lapsed	No longer valid or active.
44.	last	Immediately before the present one.
45.	late	No longer in a specified role.
46.	medieval	From the Middle Ages.
47.	no-longer	Not now holding that status.
48.	obsolete	No longer current or used.
49.	old	From an earlier time or role.
50.	once	Formerly; at one time.
51.	one-time	Having been so at one time.
52.	onetime	Formerly holding a role or status.
53.	original	Existing at the beginning.
54.	ousted	Removed from a position.
55.	outdated	No longer current or modern.
56.	outgoing	Leaving or recently left office.
57.	outmoded	No longer fashionable or current.
58.	overthrown	Removed from power by force.
59.	past	Belonging to an earlier time.
60.	postwar	Formerly after a specified war.
61.	pre-2000	Existing before the year 2000.
62.	preceding	Coming immediately before something.
63.	precursory	Coming before and leading to something.
64.	predecessor	Person or thing that came before.
65.	predecessory	Belonging to a predecessor.
66.	preexistent	Existing beforehand.
67.	preexisting	Existing before something else.
68.	prefatory	Coming before the main text.
69.	preliminary	Coming before the main event.
70.	preparatory	Done before something else.
71.	previous	Existing or occurring before now.
72.	prewar	Existing before a war.
73.	prior	Coming before in time or order.
74.	quondam	That once was; former.
75.	relinquished	Formerly held, now given up.
76.	renounced	Formerly accepted, now rejected.
77.	repealed	Formerly law, now canceled.
78.	replaced	No longer serving; succeeded.
79.	rescinded	Formerly issued, now withdrawn.
80.	resigned	Having given up a position.
81.	retired	No longer working in a role.
82.	revoked	Formerly granted, now canceled.
83.	sometime	Having once been something.
84.	succeeded	Replaced by another holder.
85.	superseded	Replaced by something newer.
86.	supplanted	Replaced by something later.
87.	surrendered	Formerly held, now yielded.
88.	terminated	Formerly active, now ended.
89.	then	Existing at that earlier time.
90.	unseated	Removed from a former position.
91.	used-to-be	No longer being that thing.
92.	vacated	No longer occupied or held.
93.	vanished	Formerly present, now gone.
94.	Victorian	From the Victorian era.
95.	void	Formerly valid, now without effect.
96.	voided	Formerly valid, now canceled.
97.	whilom	Former; at one time.
98.	withdrawn	No longer offered or active.
99.	yesterday’s	Belonging to the recent past.
100.	yesteryear’s	Belonging to an earlier time.