no longer

ADVERB

not any more

Synonyms

STRONG

before before now earlier formerly heretofore previously

ADJECTIVE

former, past

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bygone erstwhile former past

STRONG

dead deceased defunct ex- extinct obsolescent obsolete

WEAK

late quondam

Example Sentences

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These thresholds represent the water temperatures at which large fish can no longer release heat quickly enough to maintain stable body temperatures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

What remains is a publishing sector that still generates revenue but no longer drives the intellectual life of the movement.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

The question facing policymakers is no longer whether open-source AI will define the next phase of global AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Plus, it could finally force Homeland Security to change its ways, no longer insisting that its agents remain masked and unidentifiable.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The short winter day was fading; I could no longer separate the words on the page.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom