All long ago synonyms
long aΒ·go
L l adv long ago
- earlier β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- heretofore β before this time; until now.
- already β You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
- formerly β in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- previously β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- then β at that time: Prices were lower then.
- hitherto β up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
- antecedently β in an antecedent manner
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- before β If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event.
- lately β of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
- radically β with regard to origin or root.
- anciently β in ancient times
- aforetime β formerly
- at one time β If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.
- of old β belonging to the ancient past
- once upon a time β at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- time was β there was a time
- one β being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- ahead β Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- ante β the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
- beforehand β If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- fore β situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- forward β toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- in advance β to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- one-shot β a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
adj long ago
- olden β of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- early β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- previous β coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- recent β of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- old β far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
- departed β Departed friends or relatives are people who have died.
- latter β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- anterior β Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
- antecedent β An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
- ancient β Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
- bygone β Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
- past β gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- prior β preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
- above β If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- first β being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
noun long ago
- history β the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- yesteryear β last year.
- yesterday β on the day preceding this day.
- antiquity β Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
- yore β Chiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore.
- time immemorial β Also called time out of mind. time in the distant past beyond memory or record: Those carvings have been there from time immemorial.
- ages β the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.