Antonyms for bygones

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bahy-gawn, -gon

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn

Definition of bygones

Origin : "things that are past," especially offenses, 1560s, from plural of noun use of bygone (q.v.).

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 :

He gave me a great deal of trouble—but there, let bygones be bygones!
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

But, considerin' that I got this horn from Mr. Bangs, I'm willin' to let bygones be past.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Who can sympathize with bygones when he is counting the minutes that are to make him one of them?
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

I don't talk of these things; they are bygones, and I 'd as soon forget them.
Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

And under the circumstances we are quite willing to let bygones be bygones.
Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

But on the other side of the bridge we let bygones be bygones.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 8, 1916 » by Various

And let none ever name the matter afore her again; let bygones be bygones.
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

These excellent Athenians were resolved that bygones should be bygones.
Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein

"We will let bygones be bygones, Terence," he said, as he shook hands with him.
Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty

"We'll let bygones be bygones," answered Nat, and then he shook hands with his uncle.
Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.

Synonyms for bygones

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