What is another word for past?

Common synonyms for past include past times, yesteryear.

past

Q: What rhymes with past?

Words that rhyme with past include last, fast, cast, vast, blast, surpassed.

/pæst/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Past means: earlier than the present time; no longer current.

Synonyms for past42

noun, as in the time that has elapsed

past times, yesteryear

noun, as in a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

past tense

adjective, as in earlier than the present time; no longer current

ago, agone, ancient, bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone, chivalric, knightly, medieval, mediaeval, early, former

and 10 more

, other, erstwhile, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime, late, previous, historic

adjective, as in of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

preceding, retiring, outgoing

adverb, as in so as to pass a given point

also used for past

foretime, yestertide, used-to-be, backward, forepassed, forepast, historical, hoary, long ago, olden, preterite

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Opposites of past

present, future

What does past mean?6

adjective

earlier than the present time; no longer current“time past”

of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office“a retiring member of the board”

noun

the time that has elapsed“forget the past”

a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)“reporters dug into the candidate's past”

adverb

so as to pass a given point“every hour a train goes past”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with past?13

one syllable

last fast cast vast blast caste mast classedhastgassed

two syllables

surpassed harassedamassed

Show 40 near rhymes

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Past in a sentence

In the past month, three houses, all in good condition, have been torn down.nickyeow
By means of monthly payments, people can purchase more than in the past.Miktsoanit
She sat in the chair all day, thinking of past events.CM
The weather is forecast, using the past data as a basis.unknown
In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.unknown
In a past-oriented society, people dwell on the past and on tradition.auxitt
He looks young, but in reality he is past thirty.CM
If your rent comes in past the fifth, a late charge will be added.CK

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Forms of past

as a noun

plural: pasts