Synonyms for Former:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • former.
  •antecedent (adjective)
  • most precedent,
  • most precursory,
  • pre-cursory,
  • more precursory,
  • preliminary,
  • pre cursory,
  • more precedent.
  •back (adjective)
  • most elapsed,
  • over-due,
  • more elapsed,
  • over due.
  •bygone (adjective)
  • de-parted,
  • by-gone,
  • water over dam,
  • forgotten,
  • out-of-date,
  • by gone,
  • more out of date,
  • old time,
  • de parted,
  • water under bridge,
  • be-lated,
  • oldtime,
  • most sometime,
  • more oldfangled,
  • be lated,
  • more sometime,
  • most oldfangled.
  •dead (adjective)
  • deceased.
  •deceased (adjective)
  • gave up ghost,
  • in animate,
  • ex animate,
  • de-ceased,
  • ex-animate,
  • lifeless,
  • in-animate,
  • de ceased,
  • more exanimate,
  • pushing daisies,
  • most exanimate,
  • gave ghost,
  • gave the ghost,
  • most expired,
  • more expired.
  •foregoing (adjective)
  • most above,
  • more above,
  • more aforestated,
  • most aforementioned,
  • most aforestated,
  • fore going,
  • fore-going,
  • more aforementioned.
  •late (adjective)
  • ex-.
  •old (adjective)
  • primeval,
  • time-worn,
  • ageold,
  • cast-off,
  • castoff,
  • wornout.
  •olden (adjective)
  • old as hills,
  • old as the hills.
  •older (adjective)
  • firstborn,
  • of a former period,
  • of an earlier time,
  • first-born.
  •one-time (adjective)
  • one time.
  •outgoing (adjective)
  • most outward-bound,
  • more outward bound,
  • out going,
  • out-goinger,
  • de-parting,
  • more outward-bound,
  • more outwardbound,
  • most outbound,
  • most outward bound,
  • re-tiring,
  • most outwardbound,
  • out-bound,
  • most withdrawing,
  • out goingest,
  • outbound,
  • more outbound,
  • de parting,
  • outwardbound,
  • with drawing,
  • out bound,
  • outward bound,
  • re tiring,
  • more withdrawing,
  • with-drawing,
  • out goinger,
  • out-goingest,
  • outgoing,
  • out-going.
  •past (adjective)
  • previous,
  • historical,
  • primordial,
  • anteceding,
  • yesterday's,
  • ago,
  • old-time,
  • over and done,
  • yore,
  • ancient.
  •preceding (adjective)
  • Precursive,
  • prodromal,
  • pre-existent,
  • forerunning,
  • aforeknown,
  • preexistent,
  • prevenient,
  • supra.
  •prior (adjective)
  • most ahead,
  • pre existing,
  • most preexisting,
  • more preexisting,
  • more ahead.

• adv.

  •before (adverb)
  • in past,
  • up now,
  • in days yore.

• n.

  •
  • comedown,
  • disestablish,
  • descend,
  • come out,
  • acquire,
  • climb,
  • ascent,
  • bankrupt,
  • beggar.
  •
  • earlier,
  • one day,
  • previously,
  • at one time,
  • already.
  •
  • precede.
  •earlier (noun)
  • retired,
  • ex,
  • recent,
  • long ago,
  • study at previous,
  • above,
  • above-mentioned,
  • olden.
  •erstwhile (noun)
  • erstwhile.
  •other (noun)
  • other.
  •predecessor (noun)
  • fore-goer,
  • fore goer,
  • previou,
  • fore bear,
  • fore bears,
  • fore runners,
  • fore-runner,
  • pre-cursor,
  • fore-bears,
  • fore-bear,
  • fore runner,
  • pre-cursors,
  • pre cursors,
  • fore-goers,
  • fore goers,
  • fore-runners,
  • foregoers.
  •quondam (noun)
  • quondam.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Whilom,
  • dead.

Paraphrases for Former:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    erstwhile.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    erstwhile.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    Ousted, ancient, now-defunct, aforementioned, then, old-growth, long-established, defunct, old, time-honoured, anciennement, existing, vintage, front-line, age-old, first-ever.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Has, ancient, old, previously.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ancient.
  • Verb, past tense
    Did.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    previous, one-time, longstanding, pre-existing, old-fashioned, ex-girlfriend.
  • Proper noun, singular
    previous, EXS.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    previous, ex-girlfriend.

Antonyms for Former:

• adj.

  • all
    latter.
  • previous in time or order
    future, ensuing, modern, subsequent, present, after, following, succeeding, new, current.
  • Other antonyms:
    final, creation, late, outgrowth, consequence, development, effect, event, extant, terminal, fruit, ongoing, issue, latest, advanced, contemporary, concluding, prospective, ultimate, last, product, result, end, unborn, later, posterior, closing, outcome.

Hyponym for Former:

• n.

  • linkdef
    number one, first.