100 Best Synonyms for “Previously”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	a bit ago	A little earlier.
2.	a little ago	A short time earlier.
3.	a minute ago	One minute earlier.
4.	a moment ago	One moment earlier.
5.	a second ago	One second earlier.
6.	a short time ago	A brief time earlier.
7.	a while ago	A short time earlier.
8.	aforetime	In former times.
9.	ages ago	A long time earlier.
10.	ahead of time	Earlier than needed or expected.
11.	already	Before now or then.
12.	an hour ago	One hour earlier.
13.	an instant ago	An instant earlier.
14.	antecedently	Beforehand or earlier.
15.	at an earlier time	At a prior time.
16.	back	At an earlier time.
17.	before	At an earlier time.
18.	beforehand	In advance; before something happened.
19.	by now	Before the present time.
20.	by then	Before that time.
21.	days ago	A few days earlier.
22.	earlier	At an earlier time.
23.	early on	At an early stage.
24.	erstwhile	Formerly; in the past.
25.	ex-	Formerly holding a role.
26.	formerly	In the past.
27.	from before	Originating at an earlier time.
28.	from earlier	Originating at a prior time.
29.	heretofore	Before this time.
30.	hitherto	Until now or then.
31.	hours ago	A few hours earlier.
32.	in advance	Before a later event.
33.	in bygone days	In former times.
34.	in bygone times	In former times.
35.	in days gone by	In former times.
36.	in days past	In earlier times.
37.	in earlier days	During earlier days.
38.	in earlier times	During times before now.
39.	in earlier years	During years before now.
40.	in former days	During earlier days.
41.	in former times	During earlier times.
42.	in former years	During earlier years.
43.	in old times	During former times.
44.	in olden times	During long-ago times.
45.	in past days	During earlier days.
46.	in past times	At former times.
47.	in past years	During earlier years.
48.	in the past	At a former time.
49.	in time past	At an earlier period.
50.	in times past	During earlier times.
51.	just before	Immediately earlier.
52.	just now	A moment earlier.
53.	last month	During the previous month.
54.	last night	During the previous night.
55.	last time	On the previous occasion.
56.	last week	During the previous week.
57.	last year	During the previous year.
58.	lately	In the recent past.
59.	long ago	Far back in time.
60.	minutes ago	A few minutes earlier.
61.	moments ago	A few moments earlier.
62.	months ago	A few months earlier.
63.	not long ago	A short time earlier.
64.	on a former occasion	At an earlier instance.
65.	on a past occasion	At an earlier instance.
66.	on a prior occasion	At an earlier instance.
67.	on an earlier occasion	At a previous instance.
68.	on the last occasion	At the preceding instance.
69.	on the previous occasion	At the preceding instance.
70.	on the prior occasion	At the previous instance.
71.	once	At one time in the past.
72.	precedently	At a preceding time.
73.	previous to that	Before that time or event.
74.	prior	Before the present or stated time.
75.	priorly	At a prior time.
76.	recently	Not long before now.
77.	some time ago	At an earlier time.
78.	the day before	On the previous day.
79.	the evening before	During the previous evening.
80.	the last time	On the previous occasion.
81.	the month before	During the previous month.
82.	the morning before	During the previous morning.
83.	the night before	During the previous night.
84.	the previous day	On the day before.
85.	the previous month	During the month before.
86.	the previous week	During the week before.
87.	the previous year	During the year before.
88.	the prior day	On the previous day.
89.	the prior month	During the previous month.
90.	the prior week	During the previous week.
91.	the prior year	During the previous year.
92.	the time before	On the preceding occasion.
93.	the week before	During the previous week.
94.	the year before	During the previous year.
95.	then	At that earlier time.
96.	theretofore	Before that time.
97.	upfront	Before something else happens.
98.	weeks ago	A few weeks earlier.
99.	years ago	At a time years earlier.
100.	yesterday	On the day before today.