bygone
/ˈbʌɪɡɒn
/adjective
Belonging to an earlier time: relics of a bygone age...
- It is one of the most stunning buildings in the Clyde Valley and clearly belongs to a bygone age of sumptuous extravagance.
- So once again Europe was simply recalling the glories of the ancient bygone age on behalf of the natives.
- The Colonel is a self-fashioned sleuth who seems to belong to a bygone era.
Synonyms
past, former, earlier, one-time, long-ago, gone by, previous, forgotten, lost, finished, completed, of old, ancient, antiquated, obsolete, departed, dead, extinct, defunct, out of date, outmoded, passé
literary of yore, olden, foregone
rare forepassed
noun (usually bygones)
A thing dating from an earlier time: the museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones...
- There was a full house for the April meeting at the WI Hall when a representative of the Cogges Farm Museum, Witney, talked about rural and domestic bygones.
- It was he who spotted the potential of the Pickering doctor's collection of bygones, and pushed for the creation of what became York Castle Museum.
- The astonishing collection of antiques, bygones and collectibles of Lincolnshire artist is expected to attract hundreds of fans.
Phrases
let bygones be bygones