64 entries under earlier topic. ×

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former(noun, adjective, adverb, order, time)
18
quondam(adjective, last, original, dead, late)
16
previous(adjective, adverb, last, dead, late)
15
old(adjective, last, late, past, previous)
15
past(adjective, original, old, previous, former)
14
sometime(adjective, adverb, last, original, dead)
13
late(adjective, last, original, dead, old)
12
once(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
12
prior(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
11
one-time(adjective, last, dead, late, old)
10
before(adverb, head, late, past, previous)
9
already(adverb, late, then, precede)
9
bygone(adjective, last, original, late, old)
9
formerly(adverb, precede)
9
heretofore(adverb, head, late, past, previous)
9
preceding(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
9
previously(adverb, precede)
7
recent(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
6
olden(adjective, original, dead, late, old)
5
at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, late)
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