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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His ideas endured because they vanished—absorbed into systems so essential they no longer announce themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

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

Although I no longer get breathless when talking, thanks to voice therapy, I lose my voice completely if I speak for too long.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Like Leah, Kate led intimate séances for friends but no longer for the paying public.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock