Once and Since

Once

Once conjunction - Just at the moment that.
Usage example: you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later

Since is an antonym for once.

Since

Since adverb - Earlier than the present time.
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Synonyms for Since

Once is an antonym for since.

Both words in one sentence

  • Hilarious In Hindsight / Anime Since the Latin-American dub studios have similar actor pools depending on which country the series are dubbed, the Relationship Voice Actor trope brings up this more than once.
  • People have never let him forget about it since, and he's had to explain more than once that "it was only fucking once."
  • My God What Have I Done / Video Games Richter Belmont in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night screams this once he's freed from being Brainwashed and Crazy, since he's inadvertently helped resurrect Dracula once again.
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