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15
before(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
12
at one time(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, late)
12
erstwhile(adjective, adverb, time, last, original)
12
sometime(expression, adjective, adverb, time, moment)
11
earlier(adjective, adverb, time, late, old)
11
heretofore(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
11
long ago(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, time)
11
already(adjective, adverb, time, late, past)
10
late(adjective, adverb, last, original, dead)
9
quondam(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
8
old(adjective, adverb, last, late, past)
7
in the past(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
5
bygone(adjective, adverb, last, original, late)
5
time was(expression, adjective, adverb, late, old)
4
back(adjective, adverb, late, past, earlier)
4
one(adjective, adverb, past, then, previously)
4
some time ago(expression, idiom, adverb, late, earlier)
2
aforetime(adverb, earlier, then, precede, before)
2
away back(expression, adjective, adverb, late, past)
2
back when(expression, adjective, adverb, late, old)
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APASmart Define. (2016). once thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/once/thesaurus/synonyms
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