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before(earlier, then, precede, proximately)
9
earlier(back, then, precede, before)
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beforetime(earlier, precede, archaism)
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previously
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already(earlier, then, precede, before)
6
erstwhile(earlier, then, precede, before)
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once(earlier, then, precede, before)
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formerly
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heretofore(back, earlier, then, before)
4
time was(expression, past, earlier, then)
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afore(back, earlier, before, ahead)
2
ago(elsewhere, precendently)
2
anciently(earlier, then, before, once)
2
at one time(expression, idiom, earlier, then)
2
away back(expression, earlier, then, before)
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back(earlier, then, before, ahead)
2
back when(expression, earlier, then, before)
2
before now(expression, earlier, then, before)
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before this(expression, earlier, then, before)
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down memory lane(expression, idiom, earlier, then)
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APASmart Define. (2015). aforetime thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, aforetime thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "aforetime thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms>