Former : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with F > Former

Looking for words with meaning close to 'former': discover synonyms for the word former, such as onetime or erstwhile.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as former. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": onetime and erstwhile.

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Synonyms for former sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for former Degree of synonymy of former Frequency in the language

onetime
104 0.08

erstwhile
100 0.10

quondam
91 0.02

previous
88 9.49

once
87 344.88

late
87 269.73

past
86 123.76

other
86 735.39

early
84 108.04

sometime
83 33.31

retired
75 12.06

ousted
75 0.10

veteran
73 3.75

deposed
73 0.59

defunct
72 0.33

formerly
72 2.41

outgoing
71 1.76

senior
71 26.25

alumnus
70 0.47

resigned
69 2.78

Lexical field of "former"

onetime
erstwhile
quondam
previous
once
late
past
other
early
sometime
retired
ousted
veteran
deposed
defunct
formerly
outgoing
senior
alumnus
resigned
alum
current
departed
old
toppled
predecessor
the
ago
last
top
alumni
elder
longstanding
ancien
previously
earlier
veterans
frontline
historic
primary
first
prime
premier
forward
legacy
then
front
demobilized
been
historical