formerly | Definition of formerly

Synonyms and Antonyms of formerly

1 at an earlier or previous time

the newspaper formerly known as "The Newsprint"

Synonyms of formerly

erstwhile, once, onetime

Near Antonyms of formerly

lately, recently

currently, now, presently

2 so as to precede something in order of time

if you didn't get a malaria shot formerly, you'd better get one now

Synonyms of formerly

afore [chiefly dialect], ahead, already, antecedently, anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier, preliminarily, previously

Words Related to formerly

a priori, early, prematurely

first, first off, now

before long, erelong [archaic], presently, shortly, soon

Phrases Synonymous with formerly

Near Antonyms of formerly

behind, by and by, next, subsequently

Antonyms of formerly

after, afterward (or afterwards), later