75 entries under adverb topic. ×

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beforetime(precede, archaism)
3
erewhile(then, before, once, priority)
3
hitherto
3
in advance(expression, adjective, idiom, back)
3
in the beginning(expression, idiom)
3
in the first place
2
forward(adjective, back, past, first)
2
in the olden days(expression, idiom, late, then)
2
long ago(expression, late, old, past)
2
of yore(expression, adjective, old, past)
2
once upon a time(expression, idiom, late, then)
2
originally
2
then
2
time was(expression, late, old, past)
2
yesterday
1
anciently(then, before, once, previously)
1
at one time(expression, idiom, late, then)
1
away back(expression, late, then, before)
1
back(late, then, before, ahead)
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back when(expression, late, old, past)
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APASmart Define. (2015). earlier thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/earlier/thesaurus/synonyms
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