Synonyms for former

Noun

1. former, first, number one

usage: the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

Adjective

1. former(prenominal) (vs. latter)

usage: referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"

2. erstwhile(prenominal), former(prenominal), once(prenominal), onetime(prenominal), quondam(prenominal), sometime(prenominal), past (vs. present) (vs. future)

usage: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

3. former(prenominal), late(prenominal), previous(prenominal), past (vs. present) (vs. future)

usage: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

4. early(prenominal), former(prenominal), other(prenominal), past (vs. present) (vs. future)

usage: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"