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gone-by

ADJECTIVE

bygone

Synonyms

STRONG

ancient dead departed former lost

WEAK

antiquated archaic belated dated defunct down memory lane erstwhile extinct forgotten gone in oblivion late of old of yore old-fashioned old-time olden oldfangled one-time out-of-date previous quondam sometime vanished water over the dam water under the bridge

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existent existing living

WEAK

modern new recent

ADJECTIVE

past

Synonyms

STRONGEST

completed former previous prior spent

STRONG

antecedent anterior over precedent

WEAK

accomplished ago elapsed ended extinct finished foregoing forgotten gone over and done

Antonyms

STRONGEST

after current future later present

ADJECTIVE

past

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earlier early late old preceding previous prior recent

STRONG

ancient bygone latter over

WEAK

ages ago ancient history back when behind one bypast down memory lane erstwhile ex- foregoing good old days latter-day long-ago olden days once one-time quondam retired sometime time was way back way back when

Antonyms

STRONGEST

after current future later on time

STRONG

modern new

WEAK

present

Example Sentences

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All those thrill-tingles that she once had when he touched her, belong to anodder time—the time gone-by when her sight was in her fingers and not in her eyes.

From Poor Miss Finch by Collins, Wilkie

Linked to Kossuth is the new talk about the new and strange action of that gone-by hero Louis Napoleon.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various

Mrs Gunning greeted it with pleasure, regarding Mr Harry as a gone-by and much below her hopes; but though Elizabeth's heart was not wounded, her pride was pierced to the quick.

From The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)

I cannot live without songs; they... reveal everything more and more clearly, oh, how clearly, gone-by life and gone-by men....

From Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich

For when I walk across the lobby of the State House, and they can say behind my back, 'There's old Thornton—a gone-by.

From The Ramrodders A Novel by Day, Holman

gone-by

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