Back when
Previous
Previous adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Back when and previous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back when" instead an adjective "Previous".
Nearby Word: previously
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Big Damn Heroes: One of Buck's flashbacks is about a previous squad of his rescuing Sarah Palmer back when she was still an ODST.
Source: Literature / Halo: New Blood -
Nothing Is the Same Anymore: The events of all the previous films are overwritten by an assassination attempt on Sarah Connor back when she was 9.
Source: Film / Terminator Genisys -
Terminator Genisys: The events of all the previous films are overwritten by an assassination attempt on Sarah Connor back when she was 9.
Source: Nothing Is the Same Anymore
Cite this Source
Previous and Back when. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_when/previous
Back when & Previous. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_when/previous>.
Previous or Back when. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/back_when/previous.
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