1. former
adjective. ['ˈfɔrmɝ'] belonging to some prior time.
Synonyms
- one-time
- onetime
- sometime
- old
- quondam
- past
Antonyms
- present
- young
- immature
- fresh
Etymology
- former (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Words that Rhyme with Former
- stormer
- stoermer
- warmer
- dormer
Example sentences of the word former
1. Adjective
Fill out the form with your former and new business address.
Quotes containing the word former
1. Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
- Frank Lloyd Wright
2. If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.
- Eldridge Cleaver
3. Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
- Friedrich Schiller
2. sixth-former
noun. a student in the sixth form.
Synonyms
- educatee
- pupil
3. former
adjective. ['ˈfɔrmɝ'] (used especially of persons) of the immediate past.
Synonyms
- past
- late
Antonyms
- present
- new
- modern
Etymology
- former (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. former
noun. ['ˈfɔrmɝ'] the first of two or the first mentioned of two.
Synonyms
- first
Antonyms
- current
- counterfeit
Etymology
- former (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. former
adjective. ['ˈfɔrmɝ'] belonging to the distant past.
Synonyms
- other
- early
Antonyms
- present
- junior
- inexperienced
Etymology
- former (Middle English (1100-1500))