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once(adjective, adverb, old, past)
8
before(adverb, earlier, then, once)
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away back(expression, adverb, past, earlier)
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already(adverb, earlier, then, before)
5
earlier(adjective, adverb, old, past)
5
once upon a time(expression, idiom, adverb, past)
5
some time ago(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
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erstwhile(adjective, adverb, old, past)
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heretofore(adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
2
back(adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
back when(expression, adjective, adverb, past)
2
in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
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in the past(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
2
in times past(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
2
time was(expression, adjective, adverb, past)
2
whilom(adjective, adverb, old, earlier)
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but once(expression, adverb, earlier, before)
1
in the old days(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
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in times gone by(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier)
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APASmart Define. (2015). long ago thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/long_ago/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, long ago thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/long_ago/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "long ago thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/long_ago/thesaurus/synonyms>