| prior(noun, adjective, time, late) |
| former(adjective, time, back, last, dead) |
| preceding(adjective, time, near, quick, late) |
| past(adjective, time, back, last) |
| earlier(adjective, time, back, late) |
| foregoing(adjective, time, near, late) |
| late(adjective, adverb, last, dead) |
| erstwhile(adjective, adverb, last, dead, late) |
| quondam(noun, adjective, adverb, last, dead) |
| sometime(adjective, adverb, last, dead, late) |
| ancient(adjective, dead, late, past) |
| bygone(adjective, last, late, past) |
| early(adjective, adverb, last, quick, prime) |
| one-time(adjective, last, dead, late) |
| olden(adjective, dead, late, past) |
| once(adjective, adverb, last, late) |
| recent(adjective, new, fresh, late) |
| ex-(adjective, dead, late, past) |
| gone by(expression, adjective, adverb, back, dead) |
| latter(adjective, near, late, past) |