Former definition

Former as an 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

   "our former glory"

   Same sense: one-time, old, sometime, erstwhile, onetime, quondam

3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

   "the former president"

   Same sense: late, previous

4. belonging to the distant past

   "former generations"

   Same sense: other, early

Former as a noun

5. the first of two or the first mentioned of two

   "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

Synonyms and antonyms

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

Opposite: latter.

All synonyms of former, sense by sense

How to say former

Former has 2 syllables and rhymes with performer. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with former

• performer
• warmer
• transformer
• reformer
• informer
• dormer

FORMER in word games

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

12

Anagrams

1

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