Past Synonyms

Experience , ancient, as was, last, at one time, background, and career to date are synonyms for past; future and present are antonyms of past. On this page, you will find 69 another word for past.

69 Another Word for Past

1. gone by

  • Ancient
  • Bygone
  • Dead and buried
  • Defunct
  • Done
  • Earlier
  • Ended
  • Extinct
  • Finished
  • Forgotten
  • Former
  • Gone by
  • Gone
  • Long-ago
  • No more
  • Of old
  • Of yore
  • Old
  • Olden
  • Over and done with
  • Over
  • Foregone

2. previous

  • As was
  • Erstwhile
  • Ex-
  • Foregoing
  • Former
  • Late
  • One-time
  • Previous
  • Prior
  • Quondam
  • Sometime
  • Whilom

3. last

  • Last
  • Preceding
  • Recent
  • Latter

4. formerly

  • At one time
  • Back in the day
  • Before
  • Formerly
  • Hitherto
  • In antiquity
  • In auld lang syne
  • In bygone days
  • In days of old
  • In days of yore
  • In days/years/times gone by
  • In former times
  • In olden times
  • In the (good) old days
  • In the before times
  • In the olden days
  • Long ago
  • Of yore
  • Once upon a time
  • Once
  • Previously
  • Time was when
  • In yesteryear

5. history

  • Background
  • Career to date
  • Experience
  • History
  • Life story
  • Life
  • Biography

Past Sentences

She reflected on her past experiences.

We walked past the old house.

The past year was very challenging.

He learned from past mistakes thoughtfully.