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单词 quondam
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Examples of 'quondam' in a sentence
quondam

Contrary to Patrick's quondam daydreams of the last year, the tone of outraged innocence in his voice fails to instantly convince.He went back to Mrs Howard and delivered an expurgated version of her quondam husband's invitation to join the party.

Synonyms of 'quondam'

former, late, earlier, past
More Synonyms of quondam
(adjective) 
Definition
of an earlier time
Synonyms
former
I learned from my former boss that it was fun to work.
late
my late husband
earlier
Earlier reports of a second referendum have not been confirmed.
past
My past life seems like a dream now.
previous
They had brought their furniture from their previous house.
retired
a seventy-three-year-old retired teacher
one-time
a one-time officer in the Royal Navy
sometime
She was in her early thirties, a sometime actress, dancer and singer.
foregoing
The foregoing discussion has highlighted the difficulties.
bygone
bygone generations
ex-

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bygone
Definition
past
bygone generations
Synonyms
past,
former,
previous,
lost,
forgotten,
ancient,
of old,
one-time,
departed,
extinct,
gone by,
erstwhile,
antiquated,
of yore,
olden,
past recall,
sunk in oblivion
in the sense of earlier
Earlier reports of a second referendum have not been confirmed.
Synonyms
previous,
former,
past,
prior,
preceding
in the sense of foregoing
Definition
(esp. of writing or speech) going before
The foregoing discussion has highlighted the difficulties.
Synonyms
preceding,
former,
above,
previous,
prior,
antecedent,
anterior,
just mentioned,
previously stated

Nearby words of
quondam

  • quixotic
  • quiz
  • quizzical
  • quondam
  • quota
  • quotation
  • quote

Synonyms of 'quondam'

quondam

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of late
Definition
having died recently
my late husband
Synonyms
dead,
deceased,
departed (euphemistic),
passed on,
old,
former,
previous,
preceding,
defunct,
L8
in the sense of one-time
Definition
at some time in the past
a one-time officer in the Royal Navy
Synonyms
former,
previous,
prior,
sometime,
late,
erstwhile,
quondam,
ci-devant,
ex-
in the sense of past
Definition
former
My past life seems like a dream now.
Synonyms
previous,
former,
one-time,
sometime,
erstwhile,
quondam,
ex-
in the sense of previous
Definition
coming or happening before
They had brought their furniture from their previous house.
Synonyms
earlier,
former,
past,
prior,
one-time,
preceding,
sometime,
erstwhile,
antecedent,
anterior,
quondam,
ex-
in the sense of retired
a seventy-three-year-old retired teacher
Synonyms
pensioned,
former,
in retirement,
pensioned off,
superannuated,
ex-
in the sense of sometime
Definition
former
She was in her early thirties, a sometime actress, dancer and singer.
Synonyms
former,
one-time,
erstwhile,
ex-,
late,
past,
previous
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