Synonyms for once
wʌnsonce

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. once, one time, in one caseadverb

   on one occasion

   "once I ran into her"

   Synonyms:
   in one case, erstwhile, erst, at one time, formerly, one time

2. onceadverb

   as soon as

   "once we are home, we can rest"

   Synonyms:
   in one case, erstwhile, erst, at one time, formerly, one time

3. 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, erstwhile, at a time, one time, in one case

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. onceadjective

   Synonyms:
   for one time

2. onceadjective

   Synonyms:
   formerly, in former times

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "once":

   after, again, when, upon, formerly, if, ever, where, someday

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How to use once in a sentence?

1. John McCain:

   Our troops are in Afghanistan today for the same reason they deployed there in 2001 - to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for global terrorists, the Taliban remains allied with these terrorists, including al-Qaeda and the Haqqani network, and it is the one force most able and willing to turn Afghanistan into a terrorist safe haven once again.

2. Augustine of Hippo:

   I have learnt to love you late, Beauty at once so ancient and so new!

3. Marisol Touraine:

   The plasma supply chain will allow the freezing of blood donations, so that donors can be tested again, once the window has passed for HIV antibodies to appear.

4. Gianluca Ambrosetti:

   It's biggest potential is in making integrated systems where you can provide several things at once such as heating, cooling and electricity.

5. Emmanuel Macron:

   Ireland has once again made history.