long-ago

Strongest matches

• departed
• erstwhile
• old

Strong matches

• above
• ancient
• antecedent
• anterior
• bygone
• first
• past
• prior

Weak matches

• aforementioned
• aforesaid
• earlier
• ex-
• foregoing
• late
• long gone
• of yore
• once
• one-time
• preceding
• quondam
• sometime
• whilom

Strongest matches

• earlier
• early
• late
• old
• preceding
• previous
• prior
• recent

Strong matches

• ancient
• bygone
• latter
• over

Weak matches

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

Weak matches

• back when
• eons ago
• in days of yore
• long ago
• of old
• olden days

Weak matches

• aforetime
• already
• before
• formerly
• long ago
• of old
• once
• previously

Strongest matches

• already
• earlier
• heretofore
• once

Strong match

• erstwhile

Weak matches

• a while back
• aforetime
• anciently
• at one time
• away back
• back
• back when
• before
• before now
• before this
• down memory lane
• eons ago
• erewhile
• in former times
• in the olden days
• in the past
• lately
• long ago
• of old
• of yore
• olden days
• once upon a time
• radically
• some time ago
• time was
• used to be
• water under the bridge

Strongest matches

• already
• before
• earlier
• formerly
• late
• previously

Strong match

• erstwhile

Weak matches

• a single time
• at one time
• away back
• back
• back when
• but once
• bygone
• heretofore
• in the old days
• in the olden days
• in times gone by
• in times past
• long ago
• old
• on one occasion
• once only
• once upon a time
• one
• one time before
• one time previously
• only one time
• quondam
• sometime
• this time
• time was
• whilom

Strongest matches

• already
• formerly
• heretofore
• hitherto
• long ago
• once
• then

Strong match

• antecedently

Weak matches

• a while ago
• ahead
• ante
• at one time
• away back
• back
• back when
• before
• beforehand
• erstwhile
• fore
• forward
• in advance
• in anticipation
• in days gone by
• in the past
• precedently
• time was
• until now

Strongest match

• history

Strong matches

• antiquity
• yesterday
• yesteryear
• yore

Weak matches

• days gone by
• former times
• good old days
• long ago
• old lang syne
• old times
• olden days
• time immemorial
• times past
• years ago

Weak matches

• aeons ago
• ages
• auld lang syne
• days beyond recall
• long ago
• long since
• month of Sundays
• remote ages
• time immemorial