Synonyms for past
pæst, pɑstpast

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. past

   Synonyms:
   spent, gone by, elapsed, departed, late

   Antonyms:
   present, unspent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. past, past times, yesteryearnoun

   the time that has elapsed

   "forget the past"

   Synonyms:
   past times, yesteryear, past tense

   Antonyms:
   hereafter, futurity, time to come, future, instant, prox, rising, inst, immediate, early, in store(p), existing, incoming, coming(a), emerging, present(a), future day, proximo, forthcoming, latter-day, upcoming, approaching

2. pastnoun

   a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

   "reporters dug into the candidate's past"

   Synonyms:
   past times, yesteryear, past tense

   Antonyms:
   time to come, futurity, hereafter, future, existing, early, prox, present(a), future day, proximo, approaching, coming(a), emerging, latter-day, inst, in store(p), upcoming, rising, incoming, instant, forthcoming, immediate

3. past, past tenseadjective

   a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

   Synonyms:
   past times, yesteryear, past tense

   Antonyms:
   futurity, hereafter, future, time to come, present(a), incoming, future day, existing, forthcoming, inst, rising, approaching, early, prox, coming(a), latter-day, in store(p), instant, proximo, upcoming, immediate, emerging

4. pastadjective

   earlier than the present time; no longer current

   "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

   Synonyms:
   past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)

   Antonyms:
   hereafter, futurity, future, time to come, forthcoming, emerging, early, prox, coming(a), latter-day, immediate, existing, inst, proximo, rising, approaching, in store(p), incoming, future day, present(a), instant, upcoming

5. past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)adverb

   of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

   "a retiring member of the board"

   Antonyms:
   futurity, hereafter, future, time to come, instant, emerging, incoming, upcoming, in store(p), early, inst, latter-day, immediate, rising, present(a), approaching, coming(a), existing, prox, forthcoming, proximo, future day

6. by, pastadverb

   so as to pass a given point

   "every hour a train goes past"

   Synonyms:
   by, aside, away

   Antonyms:
   futurity, time to come, hereafter, future, early, upcoming, approaching, existing, forthcoming, proximo, future day, latter-day, incoming, prox, in store(p), inst, present(a), immediate, coming(a), emerging, rising, instant

Matched Categories

1. • Time Period

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. pastadjective

   Synonyms:
   spent, gone, ended, elapsed, gone by

2. pastnoun

   Synonyms:
   past time, time gone by

3. pastprep.

   Synonyms:
   beyond, out of the reach of

4. pastprep.

   Synonyms:
   after (in time)

5. pastadjective

   Synonyms:
   by

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pastadjective

   Synonyms:
   bygone, elapsed, preterite, preterit

2. pastnoun

   Associated words:
   preterist, preterition, pretermission, preteritive, preterit, aorist, aoristic, retrospect, retrospective, retrospection, antiquary, antiquity, antiquarian, quondam, antecedent, antecedence, antecedents

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "past":

   last, previous, recent, latest, spent, latter, former, earlier, elapsed, history, final, prior, preceding, passé, passed, old, historical

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1. Faizul Momen:

   Kids are like magic mirrors, where we can see our fresh and immaculate past!

2. Robert Kowalski:

   We will definitely discuss this matter with my detective and run it past the states attorney’s office to see if there’s anything we can do legally against any individuals who are promoting these allegations against the police department.

3. Chief Executive Calin Rovinescu:

   People were undisciplined in the past, but they will be more disciplined this time, however, we will see rational growth where it makes sense to do it.

4. Ty Howard:

   I've learned that we cannot forget or throw away our past, But we must not allow our past to control us either. We must learn and grow from our past failures, Disappointments, pains and experiences. Reset our goals and priorities... and move forward. Start TODAY, by Un-Ty-ing the knots that LIMIT you

5. Yasuhito Sekine:

   We knew that Mars might had liquid ocean and heat in the past, but now it's a cold and dry planet. But the Saturn moon, Enceladus, has liquid water and heat reacting to each other, which is a new discovery that raises the possibility of that there may be living organisms.