beforetime

Examples

• All

• In beforetime, people relied heavily on oral traditions.

• The traditions we follow today were established beforetime by our ancestors.

• He had traveled to the distant city beforetime, long before it became popular.

• The village was peaceful in beforetime.

• In the ancient text, it is said that many great deeds were accomplished beforetime.

• Legends of warriors and their conquests were told beforetime in the great halls.

• The world beforetime was filled with mysteries that are lost to our modern understanding.

Synonyms

B

before

vsbeforetime

∞ 1.0

At an earlier time

uses older literary or archaic style rather than everyday language

P

previously

vsbeforetime

625 1.1

At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned

adopts an older literary tone instead of straightforward formal phrasing

F

formerly

vsbeforetime

161 1.9

At an earlier time

uses archaic or literary wording rather than modern neutral phrasing

E

erstwhile

vsbeforetime

• Formal

9 8.4

From an earlier time and not happening now

expresses past time as an adverbial idea rather than as an adjective

E

ere

vsbeforetime

• Archaic

8 9.9

To show that one action happens before another

refers to an earlier time in general rather than marking event order

E

earlier

vsbeforetime

4 1.0

Before now or before a set time

speaks of past time generally rather than relative moments

A

afore

vsbeforetime

• Archaic

1 9.9

Used in old language to mean in front of someone or before a time

refers only to earlier time, not physical position

A

afo

vsbeforetime

• Archaic

9.9

Before now or before a particular event

is literary or archaic rather than dialectal in tone

W

whilom

vsbeforetime

• Archaic

9.9

From earlier times and no longer used to talk about people or things

expresses past time as an adverbial statement rather than naming someone as former

Antonyms

N

now

4 1.0

The present moment when something is happening

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology