All past synonyms
past
P p noun past
- hour β a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
- week β a period of seven successive days, usually understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
- months β Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- history β the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- chronology β The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- lastingness β The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
- hours β a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
- bygones β past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
adjective past
- forerunning β Present participle of forerun.
- exanimate β Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
- erstwhile β Former.
- outgoing β going out; departing: outgoing trains.
- historic β well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- zestless β keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- once β at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- olden β of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- elapsed β Simple past tense and past participle of elapse.
- 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.
adj past
- lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- historical β of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- awol β If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- aforementioned β If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- previous β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- forgotten β a past participle of forget.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- anterior β Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- foregoing β previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.