Former and Opening

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Former adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

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Opening and former are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Opening" instead an adjective "Former".

Nearby Word: formerly

Opening adjective - First or beginning.

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Former and opening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Opening".

Nearby Words: open, openness, opened, opener

The former is especially notable since it's the opening track on the album and the first of the two F-words is in the opening line.

Source: Music / Metric
In his opening monologue, Prothero refers to the country as "the former United States", in the style of "the former Soviet Union".

Source: Film / V for Vendetta
The opening cinematic, as well as some of the cutscenes Paladin Cecil fighting his former Dark Knight self looked like this.

Source: Narm Charm / Video Games

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Opening and Former. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/opening

Former & Opening. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/opening>.

Opening or Former. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/opening.

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