HITHERTO Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

hitherto

adverb

ˈhi-t͟hər-ˌtü

Definition of hitherto

as in yet

up to this or that time at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions

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Recent Examples of hitherto But in mathematics, there is a weird relationship between the equipment and the landscape, as though developing a new type of ice axe causes hitherto unknown mountain ranges to emerge. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026 But when the Pietà brings on Vivaldi to serve as their new musical instructor, Cecilia’s life takes a turn, and the possibility of a hitherto unimagined future emerges. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026 Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces. — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 Many of China’s hitherto top names in AI—including ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Xiaomi cofounder Lin Bin, and Alibaba CTO Wang Jian—cut their teeth at the Microsoft Research Asia (MRSA) lab in Beijing. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hitherto

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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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The combination of populism and anti-Zionism has introduced a strain of political rhetoric that heretofore has had little place within the Democratic Party.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
But as Marcus shrewdly explains, the precedent for TV voters to catch up to Season 4 on a show that’s heretofore gone unnominated is almost nonexistent.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

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