former | Definition of former

Synonyms and Antonyms of former

1 having been such at some previous time

the coach is a former professional baseball player

Synonyms of former

erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom

Words Related to former

bygone, dead, defunct, departed, expired, extinct, gone, long-ago, vanished

Near Antonyms of former

contemporary, current, extant, ongoing, present, present-day

coming, future, prospective, unborn

2 going before another in time or order

the former manual had some errors, but the current version has its own problems

Synonyms of former

antecedent, anterior, foregoing, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

Words Related to former

advance, early, premature

earliest, first, inaugural, initial, maiden, original, pioneer

introductory, preliminary

erstwhile, whilom

Near Antonyms of former

closing, concluding, final, last, latest, latter, terminal, ultimate

Antonyms of former

after, ensuing, following, later, posterior, subsequent, succeeding