nnoun.relationthe first of two or the first mentioned of twoExamples:- Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
Antonyms:latter
Hypernyms:first number one
Inherited Hypernyms:formerfirstrankstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
adjadj.allreferring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one"Examples:- the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967
Antonyms:latter
Inherited Hypernyms:former
adj satadj.allbelonging to some prior timeSynset:erstwhile old one-time onetime quondam sometime
Examples:- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
Antonyms:futurepresent
Inherited Hypernyms:erstwhile
Similar to:past
adj satadj.all(used especially of persons) of the immediate pastSynset:late previous
Examples:- the former president
- our late President is still very active
- the previous occupant of the White House
Antonyms:futurepresent
Inherited Hypernyms:former
Similar to:past
adj satadj.allbelonging to the distant pastSynset:early other
Examples:- the early inhabitants of Europe
- former generations
- in other times
Antonyms:futurepresent
Inherited Hypernyms:early
Similar to:past