13
former(noun, adjective, order, time, past)
10
erstwhile(adjective, precede)
10
old(adjective, precede, bygone, antecedent, foretime)
9
past(adjective, precede, bygone, antecedent, foretime)
9
quondam(adjective, precede)
8
late(adjective, precede)
8
previous(adjective, precede)
8
sometime(adjective, precede)
6
once(adjective, adverb, past, precede)
6
prior
5
earlier(adjective, adverb)
4
onetime(adjective, precede)
4
before
4
bygone
4
formerly(adverb, the past)
4
heretofore
4
previously
3
beforetime
3
erst
3
last
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