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before(adverb, late, past, previous, early)
15
previously(adjective, adverb, back, late, first)
12
heretofore(adverb, back, late, past, previous)
11
erstwhile(adjective, adverb, late, old, past)
10
already(adverb, late, early, now, then)
6
in the past(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
5
aforetime(adverb, back, then, precede, before)
5
before now(expression, idiom, adverb, early, now)
3
erewhile(adverb, then, before, priority)
2
down memory lane(expression, idiom, late, old, past)
2
in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, late, then)
2
long ago(expression, adverb, late, old, past)
2
of yore(expression, adjective, adverb, old, past)
2
olden days(expression, late, old, past, previous)
2
once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, then)
2
time was(expression, adverb, late, old, past)
1
anciently(adverb, then, before, previously)
1
at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, late, then)
1
away back(expression, adverb, late, then, before)
1
back(adverb, late, then, before, ahead)
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APASmart Define. (2015). earlier thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/earlier/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "earlier thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/earlier/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, earlier thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/earlier/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "earlier thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/earlier/thesaurus/synonyms>