former

/fˈɔɹmɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. 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. belonging to some prior time
   “erstwhile friend”
3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
   “the former president”
4. belonging to the distant past
   “the early inhabitants of Europe”

noun

1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
   “Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”

Synonyms for former

• erstwhile
• old
• onetime
• one-time
• quondam
• sometime
• past
• late
• previous
• early
• other

Antonyms of former

• latter

Words that rhyme with former

• reformer
• underperformer
• dormer
• informer
• performer
• transformer
• warmer
• antireformer
• outperformer
• stoermer
• stormer