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used to be

  • as informerly

Synonyms for used to be

  • already
  • earlier
  • heretofore
  • once
  • erstwhile
  • 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
  • water under the bridge
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Antonyms for used to be

  • currently
  • future
  • presently
  • subsequently
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR USED TO BE

formerly

adverbpreviously in time or order
  • a while back
  • aforetime
  • already
  • anciently
  • at one time
  • away back
  • back
  • back when
  • before
  • before now
  • before this
  • down memory lane
  • earlier
  • eons ago
  • erewhile
  • erstwhile
  • heretofore
  • in former times
  • in the olden days
  • in the past
  • lately
  • long ago
  • of old
  • of yore
  • olden days
  • once
  • once upon a time
  • radically
  • some time ago
  • time was
  • used to be
  • water under the bridge
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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