159 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ fˈɔːməli], [ fˈɔːməli], [ f_ˈɔː_m_ə_l_i]

Similar words for formerly:

• other relevant words (adjective)
• once (adjective, adverb)
• other relevant words (adjective, adverb)
• heretofore (adverb)
• originally (adverb)
• other relevant words (adverb)
• then (adverb)
• already (adverb)
• before (adverb)
• beforetime (adverb)
• elsewhere (adverb)
• heretofore (adverb)
• historically (adverb)
• once (adverb)
• originally (adverb)
• previously (adverb)
• erst (noun)
• erstwhile (noun)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words

How to use "formerly" in context?

Paraphrases for formerly

Antonyms for formerly

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Synonyms for Formerly:

• adj.

  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • long ago.

• a. & adv.

  • once (adjective, adverb)
  • more before.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective, adverb)
  • once only,
  • time was,
  • in times gone by,
  • Whilom,
  • this time.

• adv

  • heretofore (adverb)
  • up to this time,
  • up time,
  • so far.
  • originally (adverb)
  • in the first place,
  • incipiently,
  • by origin,
  • to begin with,
  • begin with,
  • by birth,
  • primitively,
  • at first,
  • at the start,
  • in the beginning,
  • in first place,
  • at the outset.
  • Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • previously,
  • hitherto,
  • antecedently,
  • even now,
  • at present,
  • one shot,
  • already,
  • at one time,
  • up to now,
  • but now,
  • Afore,
  • as of now,
  • in the olden days,
  • in the old days,
  • until now,
  • elsewhere,
  • by the time mentioned,
  • Otherwhere,
  • anteriorly,
  • before now,
  • once,
  • not here,
  • in front,
  • by now,
  • by this time,
  • in times past,
  • on one occasion,
  • Aforetime,
  • before present,
  • not present,
  • by then,
  • heretofore,
  • in anticipation,
  • one time previously,
  • in the past,
  • not under consideration,
  • once upon a time,
  • but once,
  • Beforetime,
  • in advance,
  • in olden days,
  • precendently,
  • in old days,
  • just now,
  • one-shot,
  • a single time,
  • only one time,
  • one time before,
  • by that time,
  • somewhere else,
  • on occasion,
  • back when,
  • of old,
  • sometime.
  • then (adverb)
  • at that point,
  • at that instant,
  • years ago,
  • before long,
  • at that moment,
  • soon after,
  • on that occasion,
  • at that time,
  • all at once.

• adv.

  • already (adverb)
  • by time,
  • by time mentioned,
  • in past,
  • as now,
  • up now.
  • before (adverb)
  • gone by,
  • in days yore.
  • beforetime (adverb)
  • be foretime,
  • be-foretime.
  • elsewhere (adverb)
  • outside,
  • sub sequently,
  • re moved,
  • re-mote,
  • out side,
  • sub-sequently,
  • out-side.
  • heretofore (adverb)
  • up this time,
  • up to time.
  • historically (adverb)
  • historically.
  • once (adverb)
  • more previously,
  • once up on time,
  • most formerly,
  • only time,
  • at time,
  • most sometime,
  • more sometime,
  • more whilom,
  • by gone,
  • more heretofore,
  • once upon time,
  • by-gone,
  • once up on a time,
  • most heretofore,
  • most whilom,
  • most previously,
  • most before,
  • most already,
  • more already,
  • more formerly.
  • originally (adverb)
  • at start,
  • in beginning,
  • at outset.
  • previously (adverb)
  • a while ago,
  • be forehand,
  • be-forehand,
  • Precedently,
  • oneshot.

• n.

  •
  • one day,
  • in days of yore,
  • eons ago,
  • used to be,
  • some time ago,
  • past,
  • way back when,
  • in the early days,
  • in days gone by,
  • before this,
  • ago,
  • anciently,
  • time out of mind,
  • centuries ago,
  • in olden times,
  • a while back,
  • in time past,
  • in former times.
  •
  • precede.
  • erst (noun)
  • erst.
  • erstwhile (noun)
  • erstwhile.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • then.
  • Other relevant words:
  • earlier,
  • initially,
  • no longer,
  • before,
  • originally.

How to use "Formerly" in context?

Paraphrases for Formerly:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    previously.
  • Adverb
    previously.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    already, beforehand, ever, formally, heretofore, hitherto, initially, officially, originally, sooner, traditionally, formely.
  • Verb, past tense
    changed, used, Mentioned, summarized.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    departing, exporting, recovering, retiring, returning.