Synonyms for long ago
long ago

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1. long agoadverb

   Antonyms:
   recently

2. long agoadverb

   At a time in the past, especially the distant past.

   There was a Roman fort here long ago.

   Synonyms:
   time, long since, ago, long

   Antonyms:
   recently

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. long-agoadverb

   belonging to time long gone

   "those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor"

   Antonyms:
   new

2. long ago, long since, lang syneadverb

   of the distant or comparatively distant past

   "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish

   Synonyms:
   long since, lang syne

   Antonyms:
   new

Suggested Resources

1. long ago

   Read the full text of the Long Ago poem by Constantine P. Cavafy on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Gabriel Tobie:

   The infrared shows us that the surface of the south pole is young, which is not a surprise because we knew about the jets that blast icy material there, now, thanks to these infrared eyes, you can go back in time and say that one large region in the northern hemisphere appears also young and was probably active not that long ago, in geologic timelines.

2. Alley Mills:

   It’s a little bit like what’s happening now — some innocent people can get caught up in this stuff; it’s very tricky. It was so not true. It was my dresser, and I don’t care if she’s listening — I probably shouldn’t be telling this, but I don’t care because it was so long ago and it’s gotta be over now. i just thought this was a joke. You know, they bought her off, which really made me mad.

3. Kit Martin:

   It's startling, it's scary to think this happened so long ago, and they're just now getting around to catching the guy.

4. Trav Robertson:

   In light of this sad revelation, Archie Parnell has no choice but to withdraw from the race for the 5th Congressional District, archie Parnell actions, though long ago, directly contradict the values of South Carolina Democratic Party.

5. Bill Herod:

   All of them have served time in prison for felony convictions. Some come directly from prison, but most completed their sentences long ago and were living freely at the time they were detained for deportation.