Antonyms for by-gone

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : bahy-gawn, -gon

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn

Definition of by-gone

Origin : early 15c., from by (adv.) + gone. Cf. similar construction of aforesaid. As a noun from 1560s (see bygones).

As in archaic : adj very old
As in late : adj dead
As in lost : adj extinct, destroyed
As in obsolete : adj no longer in use, in vogue
As in old : adj obsolete, outdated
As in old-fashioned : adj antiquated
As in outmoded : adj obsolete, old-fashioned
As in over : adj accomplished
As in past : adj olden, former
As in bygone : adj in the past
As in quondam : adj former
As in olden : adj old
As in passe : adj old-fashioned
As in dead : adj not working
As in defunct : adj extinct, not functioning
As in dowdy : adj poorly dressed; old-fashioned
As in erstwhile : adj former
As in extinct : adj dead, obsolete
As in forgotten : adj out of one's mind
As in former : adj previous in time or order
As in ancient : adj old, often very old
As in once : adv in the past; occurred one time only
As in yesterday : noun the day before today
As in water under the bridge : noun things forgotten about
As in curio : noun knickknack
As in curiosity : noun odd item
As in antique : noun old object, often of great value

Example sentences :

The character of its contents gave it something of the odor of a by-gone age.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

What has the world to show of by-gone glory and grandeur which she cannot at least equal?
Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley

Sport mine for me, though it be of the vintage of a by-gone year.
Extract from : « A Wounded Name » by Charles King

To me you are nothing old or by-gone, whatever I may be to you.
Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith

And the meaning of that by-gone look: was it what they fancied?
Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith

It was woven, I suppose, on some by-gone loom; perhaps at Thrums.
Extract from : « Miss Primrose » by Roy Rolfe Gilson

It is very difficult to understand the people of by-gone ages.
Extract from : « The Story of Mankind » by Hendrik Van Loon

We have had some amusing ways of performing this rule in "by-gone ages."
Extract from : « Comic Arithmetic » by Anonymous

IT is very difficult to understand the people of by-gone ages.
Extract from : « The Story of Mankind » by Hendrik van Loon

What reminiscences of by-gone days invade the territory of the mind!
Extract from : « Mr. Punch's Irish Humour » by Charles Keene, Various

Synonyms for by-gone

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