HERETOFORE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

heretofore

adverb

ˈhir-tə-ˌfȯr

Definition of heretofore

as in yet

up to this or that time having been heretofore unwilling to fly, he was forced to make an exception for his brother's out-of-state wedding

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Recent Examples of heretofore On the eighth floor, The Sky Room’s floor-to-ceiling windows look out across the South Side, framing city views heretofore unseen. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026 This book isolated and made analyzable things which had heretofore floated along unnoticed in the broad stream of perception. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Add to all this that capital outlays frequently unearth new productive leaps heretofore not thought of, and a quick completion of this merger becomes more pressing. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Whether the Michael sequel will come to fruition and cover any of this uncharted territory—or flash back to territory that was avoided in the first film, like the entirety of The Wiz—is heretofore unknown. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heretofore

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yet

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Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Mars has been mapped extensively for its geology, minerals and chemistry, yet researchers have lacked a unified system to classify its soils by multiple properties.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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