Synonyms for erstwhile
ˈɜrstˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlerst·while

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1. erstwhileadverb

   Synonyms:
   erewhile

2. erstwhileadjective

   Former, previous.

   Synonyms:
   erewhile, previous, quondam, once, former

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1. erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)adverb

   belonging to some prior time

   "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

   Antonyms:
   present(a), future

2. once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erstadverb

   at a previous time

   "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";

   Synonyms:
   at once, erst, at one time, formerly, at a time, one time, in one case, once

   Antonyms:
   future, present(a)

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1. List of paraphrases for "erstwhile":

   former, old

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