Former
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Former adjective – Having been such at some previous time. Usage example: the coach is a former professional baseball player
Present is an antonym for former in topics: past, current, previous in time or order.
Nearby Word: formerly
Antonyms for Former
Present
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Present adjective – Existing or in progress right now. Usage example: I am very busy at the present moment
Former is an antonym for present in topics: nearby, existing.
Nearby Words: presentation, presence, presented, presently, presentable
Antonyms for Present
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- Many characters in The Father Luke Wolfe Trilogy who Father Wolfe encounters are either his own former students, or the parents of former or present students.
Source: You ALL Share My Story - Casual fans know Zac and Josh Farro (the latter more likely than the former; they may know Zac as "Josh's brother"), but good luck getting anyone but die-hard fanatics to name either the former or present bassist.
Source: Face Of The Band / Rock Music - The HUAC initially formed a list of 42 artists suspected to have present and former Communist affiliations.
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Present and Former. (2016). Retrieved 2021, January 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/present
Former & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jan. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/present>.
Present or Former. 2016. Accessed January 27, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/present.
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