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before(adverb, then, precede, proximately)
7
beforetime(adverb, precede, archaism)
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already(adverb, then, precede, before)
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erstwhile(adverb, then, precede, before)
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once(adverb, then, precede, before)
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heretofore(adverb, back, then, before)
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time was(expression, adverb, past, then)
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afore(adverb, back, before, ahead)
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anciently(adverb, then, before, once)
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at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, then)
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away back(expression, adverb, then, before)
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back(adverb, then, before, ahead)
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back when(expression, adverb, then, before)
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before now(expression, adverb, then, before)
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before this(expression, adverb, then, before)
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down memory lane(expression, idiom, adverb, then)
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eons ago(expression, adverb, then, before)
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erewhile(adverb, then, before, once)
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in former times(expression, idiom, adverb, then)
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in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, then)
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APASmart Define. (2015). aforetime thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "aforetime thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, aforetime thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "aforetime thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/aforetime/thesaurus/synonyms>