Antonyms for former
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fawr-mer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr mər |
Definition of former
Origin :- "earlier in time," mid-12c., comparative of forme "first," patterned on formest "foremost" (see foremost). An unusual case of a comparative formed from a superlative (the -m- is a superlative element).
- adj previous in time or order
- "No, sir," said Robert, looking boldly in the face of his former employer.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Hunger and cold seemed to have driven them from their former homes.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- My former suspicions that Mr. Giles must have been in this neighbourhood were now confirmed.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The former is engaged in commerce and the latter is the popular member for Leeds.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- I have another letter from Mr. Lovelace, although I had not answered his former.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The Marquis found Vienna less gay than it was on his former visit.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The former resembles the imperial palace at Schonbrun, but smaller.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Yet, it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains.
- Extract from : « Sunday at Home (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- He seemed not to be remembering, but to be living in the former days.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- The former fact is not wonderful, the latter not altogether inexplicable.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
Synonyms for former
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