100 Best Synonyms for “Formerly”

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.