100 Best Synonyms for “Formerly”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. a long time ago Far in the past.
2. a while ago At a recent earlier time.
3. afore Before; formerly.
4. aforetime In former times.
5. ages ago A very long time ago.
6. already Before a specified time.
7. antecedently Previously; beforehand.
8. at a former time At an earlier time.
9. at a previous point At an earlier point.
10. at a previous time At an earlier time.
11. at a prior date At an earlier date.
12. at a prior point At an earlier point.
13. at a prior time At an earlier time.
14. at an earlier date At a previous date.
15. at an earlier point At a previous point.
16. at an earlier time At a previous time.
17. at first Initially; in the beginning.
18. at one time During a previous period.
19. at that point At that moment then.
20. at that time During that period.
21. at the outset At the beginning.
22. at the start In the beginning.
23. back in the day In earlier days.
24. back then At that earlier time.
25. before At an earlier time.
26. beforehand Earlier; in advance.
27. during that period In that past span.
28. during that time In that past period.
29. earlier At a time before now.
30. erstwhile Formerly or once.
31. first Before anything else.
32. from the outset From the beginning.
33. heretofore Before this time.
34. hitherto Up to a previous time.
35. in bygone days In former days.
36. in bygone times In former times.
37. in days gone by In past times.
38. in days of old In ancient times.
39. in days past During earlier days.
40. in earlier days During prior days.
41. in earlier times During previous periods.
42. in former days During earlier days.
43. in former times In an earlier age.
44. in old days In earlier days.
45. in old times In former times.
46. in olden times In long-past times.
47. in past days During earlier days.
48. in past times During earlier times.
49. in prior days During earlier days.
50. in the beginning At the start.
51. in the days before During earlier days.
52. in the first place At first; originally.
53. in the old days During earlier times.
54. in the old times During former times.
55. in the past During an earlier period.
56. in times gone by In bygone times.
57. in times past In former times.
58. initially At the start.
59. lately In the recent past.
60. latterly In the recent past.
61. long ago At a distant past time.
62. not long ago A short time earlier.
63. of late Recently; lately.
64. of old In ancient or former times.
65. on a prior date On an earlier date.
66. on an earlier date On a previous date.
67. once At an earlier time.
68. originally At the beginning.
69. pastly In a former period.
70. precedently At an earlier time.
71. preexistingly In an already existing state.
72. preliminarily At an initial earlier stage.
73. previous to that Before that time.
74. previously At a prior time.
75. primitively In an original earlier state.
76. prior to that Before that time.
77. priorly Previously; at an earlier time.
78. provisionally In an earlier temporary way.
79. recently At a recent past time.
80. retroactively With effect from an earlier time.
81. since From a former time onward.
82. some time ago At an earlier time.
83. sometime At some former time.
84. subsequently no longer Formerly, but not now.
85. temporarily For a previous limited time.
86. then At that time.
87. thenadays In those days.
88. therebefore Before that time.
89. theretofore Before that time.
90. till now Until the present time.
91. till recently Until a short time ago.
92. till then Until that earlier time.
93. to begin with At first.
94. traditionally In the former customary way.
95. until now Before the present time.
96. until recently Before a recent change.
97. until then Before that time.
98. up to now Before the present.
99. up to then Before that point.
100. years ago Many years before now.