foregone 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of foregonenext
as in past

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verb

past participle of forego
as in preceded
to go or come before in time if the sparse crowds are any indication of the public's interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregone
  1. past
  2. preceded
  3. bygone
  4. erstwhile
  5. other
  6. former
  7. sometime
  8. onetime
Adjective
  • But ahead of November's midterm election, Democrats in recent weeks have ramped up campaign ads hitting their GOP opponents for past opposition to releasing the Epstein files.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Entertainment icon Liza Minnelli, also a past honoree, will serve as honorary chair.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of past
Verb
  • The Rolling Stones don't exist without Chicago blues, and comedy writers don't exist without the great shows that preceded them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Surkamp was preceded in death by his wife Sara, who died in 2025 at age 72.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of preceded
Adjective
  • Cope, who participated in Frieze London with his namesake gallery, is intentionally alluding to a bygone era of art fairs with his participation in the Dallas and London Invitationals.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Luckily, the neighborhood has no shortage of historic hotels from a bygone era of the city.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bygone
Adjective
  • Below’s detour to Little Pot Rock wraps up quickly with little explanation for the erstwhile hag’s seemingly flesh-and-blood existence on the island, but something spooky’s going on with her for sure.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Project’s ranks now include about 80 fishermen manning 15 boats who also support the tagging and research of their erstwhile prey (their work has led to the recent world-first tagging of 10 tiger sharks in Indonesian waters).
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of erstwhile
Adjective
  • Levine did, however, receive a letter signed by over a dozen former Israeli security, intelligence and other officials, including former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, former Mossad director Tamir Pardo and former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of other
Adjective
  • Advertisement The following day, in a public conversation moderated by renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour, President Nataša Pirc Musar of Slovenia, former Irish President Mary Robinson and I reflected on the choices before humanity.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Following the simultaneous departures of former chiefs Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) at the end of last season, long-time fans might have expected another familiar face to take the helm.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of former
Adjective
  • The uncertain status of TPS has led to sometime conflicting actions by government agencies or employers.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Titled Becky and Miranda, the series will be a dark comedy from veteran YouTube creator Nolke and co-star her sometime-collaborator Nicole Power (Kim’s Convenience).
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of sometime
Adjective
  • The onetime mini-mogul will be in solitary for the immediate future at Allenwood as well, sources say.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As the son of a violinist and onetime president of Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, Hindoyan was indoctrinated with classical music.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of onetime
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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