Former and Then

Former

Former adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

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

Nearby Word: formerly

Then

Then adjective - At a specific prior time.
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Former and then are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Then".
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