Hitherto and Recently

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Hitherto

Hitherto adverb - Up to this or that time.
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Recently is an antonym for hitherto.

Recently

Recently adverb - Not long ago.
Usage example: have you seen her recently?
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Hitherto is an antonym for recently.
Nearby Word: recent
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  • Sailor Earth Considering the masses of characters in the Legion Of Superheroes, slipping in a hitherto-unseen OC who recently got transferred to the main team (aka, the relevant team) is easily done.
    Source: Sailor Earth
  • Age Without Youth In "The Time of the Doctor", the Eleventh Doctor reveals that with the recently revealed hitherto-unknown War Doctor incarnation and the Tenth Doctor's aborted regeneration, he's now in his last incarnation and can no longer regenerate.
    Source: Age Without Youth
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Recently and Hitherto. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hitherto/recently
Hitherto & Recently. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hitherto/recently>.
Recently or Hitherto. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hitherto/recently.

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