All past synonyms
past
P p adj past
- ancestral β You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- former β preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- demoded β out of date; outmoded.
- late β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- cliched β If you describe something as clichΓ©d, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- castoff β thrown away; discarded; abandoned
- 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.
- abovementioned β mentioned or written above: The role was sung by the abovementioned Mr. Phillips.
- gone β past participle of go1 .
- long ago β of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
- lineal β being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- antecedent β An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- cast-off β to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- genealogical β a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- demode β out of fashion
- archival β Archival means belonging or relating to archives.
adv past
- anteriorly β in an anterior position
- beyond β If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
- in advance β to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- as well as β You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
- antecedently β in an antecedent manner
- apart from β You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
- hyper β overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
adjective past
- lapsed β expired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy.
- oldfangled β old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- aforestated β Stated earlier in a document.
- nonextant β Not extant.
- onetime β Former.
- whilom β former; erstwhile: whilom friends.
- ex β (of goods) sold direct from.
- quondam β former; onetime: his quondam partner.
- outbound β outward bound: an outbound freighter.
- over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- last β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
preposition past
- across β If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
- after β If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- outside β the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
noun past
- weeks β a period of seven successive days, usually understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
- yesterday β on the day preceding this day.
- yesteryear β last year.
- antecedents β ancestry
- month β Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- foretime β former or past time; the past.
- year β a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
- eld β Old age.
- lang syne β long since; long ago.
adverb past
- without β with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
- ago β You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened.
prep past
- by way of β You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.