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formerly(back, late, earlier, then)
18
before(adjective, late, early, earlier)
16
once(adjective, past, earlier, precede)
13
earlier(adjective, back, late, first)
13
beforehand(adjective, first, forward, early)
10
heretofore(earlier, precede)
10
already(earlier, precede, before, priority)
7
yet(precede, priority)
6
at one time(expression, idiom)
6
erstwhile(earlier, precede)
6
in the past(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
5
anteriorly
5
before now(expression, adjective, idiom, early)
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early(adjective, first, forward, earlier)
4
aforetime(precede, archaism)
4
ahead
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antecedently
4
beforetime(earlier, precede, archaism)
4
hitherto
4
theretofore
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APASmart Define. (2015). previously thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/previously/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "previously thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/previously/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, previously thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/previously/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "previously thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/previously/thesaurus/synonyms>