Adjective former has 4 senses
- former - 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"
Antonyms: latter, last mentioned
- erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
Antonym: present (indirect, via future, past)
Antonym: future (indirect, via past, present)
- former, late, previous - (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"
Antonym: present (indirect, via future, past)
Antonym: future (indirect, via past, present)
- early, former, other - of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
Antonym: present (indirect, via future, past)
Antonym: future (indirect, via past, present)
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Noun former has 1 sense
- former - the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
--1 is a kind of first, number one
Antonyms: latter
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