ERSTWHILE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

erstwhile 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of erstwhile next

as in former

having been such at some previous time my erstwhile friend ignored me when I ran into her at the reunion

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erstwhile

2 of 2

adverb

ˈərst-ˌ(h)wī(-ə)l

as in formerly

at an earlier or previous time there's now a store where erstwhile lay green and pleasant pastures

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Adjective

An erstwhile path to bigger is better consists of merging AIs. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 That’s about a tenth of X’s Brazilian erstwhile userbase. —

David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024

Adverb

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