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former

[fawr-mer] / ˈfɔr mər /
ADJECTIVE
previous in time or order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
departed erstwhile old
STRONG
above ancient antecedent anterior bygone first past prior
WEAK
aforementioned aforesaid earlier ex- foregoing late long gone long-ago of yore once one-time preceding quondam sometime whilom
Antonyms
STRONG
after modern new
WEAK
current ensuing following future present prospective subsequent succeeding

Example Sentences

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Detractors, including former Times art critic Christopher Knight, have said no.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The former head of the Crans-Montana municipality's fire safety department has not been named by Swiss media.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Eugene Ludwig is chair of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity and former U.S. comptroller of the currency.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The announcement Wednesday represents a milestone for Alexandr Wang, the former Scale AI CEO whom Zuckerberg hired as part of a $14 billion deal and put to work overseeing Meta’s new AI efforts last summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

On March 14, 2008, he was invited into the presence of one of the biggest and most famous bullish investors in Wall Street banks, plus that of the illustrious former chairman of the Federal Reserve.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis