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Synonyms & Antonyms for bygone
Synonyms
bypast, dead, defunct, departed, done, expired, extinct, gone, nonextant, vanished
Antonyms
alive, existent, existing, extant, living
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Few attempt an accurate representation of the speech of a bygone era, seeking rather to forge their own idiom to give the reader the impression of that time. — The Economist, "Love in the time of the Black Death," 29 Aug. 2019 But within the past year or so, there’s been a slight shift in another direction: an attempt to make the airport experience more bearable, and a return to a bygone era when terminals might even have been called glamorous. — Nneka M. Okona, Condé Nast Traveler, "Airports (and Terminals) You'll Actually Want to Spend Time in," 28 Aug. 2019 Soon after, Tennessee and Nebraska began their long descent into what has become a humbling two decades, and that Orange Bowl now serves as a signpost to a bygone era for both programs. — Los Angeles Times, "College football 2019: Which traditional power with a second-year coach will rise?," 16 Aug. 2019 For all the talk in Britain of taking back control and returning to the glories of bygone eras, the low ebb of the pound is a sign: Things change. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "How Brexit ravaged the once-mighty British pound," 15 Aug. 2019 But Longworth’s voice is hypnotic and her stories completely submerge the listener in a bygone era, as otherwise distant icons like Marilyn Monroe and monsters like Charles Manson suddenly feel tangible and accessible. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The Best History Podcasts to Listen to Right Now," 31 July 2019 But the old family home is a fascinating peek at a bygone era. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "There’s an Early-19th-Century House Inside the Grand Hotel Kronenhof," 30 July 2019 The result is a surprisingly funny and extremely melancholy hangout film, an elegy for a bygone era that reflects on how all art eventually loses its edge. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Quentin Tarantino Has Made His Best Movie in a Decade," 24 July 2019 Many companies will struggle with the question of what to do with legacy manufacturing assets and opaque supplier networks developed in a bygone era. — The Economist, "SecurityCompanies must get ready for a riskier world," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bygone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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