All aforetime synonyms

adv aforetime

• earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
• previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
• ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
• since — from then till now (often preceded by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
• back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
• sooner — a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma (the Sooner State, ) (used as a nickname).
• already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
• earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
• once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
• ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
• fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
• former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
• formerly — in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
• forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
• gone — past participle of go1 .
• heretofore — before this time; until now.
• past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
• previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
• afore — before
• antecedently — in an antecedent manner
• anteriorly — in an anterior position
• in advance — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
• in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
• before — If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
• lately — of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
• radically — with regard to origin or root.
• anciently — in ancient times
• at one time — If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.
• long ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
• of old — belonging to the ancient past
• once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
• time was — there was a time