All once synonyms
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O o adverb once
- formerly β in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- previously β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- once upon a time β at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- then β at that time: Prices were lower then.
- already β 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.
- before β If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- earlier β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- late β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- erstwhile β Former.
- at one time β 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.
- back β 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.
- bygone β Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
- heretofore β before this time; until now.
- long ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- one β being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- quondam β former; onetime: his quondam partner.
- sometime β at some indefinite or indeterminate point of time: He will arrive sometime next week.
- time was β there was a time
- whilom β former; erstwhile: whilom friends.
- when β at what time or period? how long ago? how soon?: When are they to arrive? When did the Roman Empire exist?
- after β If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- as soon as β If you say that something happens as soon as something else happens, you mean that it happens immediately after the other thing.
adjective once
- oldfangled β old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- aforementioned β If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- castoff β thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- former β preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- past β gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- demode β out of fashion
- long-ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- of old β belonging to the ancient past
- ex β (of goods) sold direct from.
- cast-off β to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- time-worn β worn or impaired by time.
- exanimate β Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
- out of date β gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.
- olden β of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
conjunction once
- immediately β without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once: Please telephone him immediately.
general once
- no longer β not anymore