By demolishing buildings of bygone times, we wipe out every trace of the past forever.
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Bygone
//ˈbaɪɡɒn//
Synonyms for "bygone" (80 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (40)
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3 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 19 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- да́ўні adj (in the far past)
Bulgarian
2 entries- минал adj (in the far past)
- предишен adj (in the far past)
Czech
2 entries- dávný adj (in the far past)
- minulý adj (in the far past)
Dutch
3 entries- vervlogen adj (in the far past)
- de dingen die voorbij zijn noun (A person or occurrence that took place in the past)
- het verleden noun (A person or occurrence that took place in the past)
Esperanto
1 entries- pasinta adj (in the far past)
Finnish
2 entries- entinen adj (in the far past)
- mennyt adj (in the far past)
French
3 entries- d'autrefois adj (in the far past)
- passé adj (in the far past)
- évènement passé noun (A person or occurrence that took place in the past)
German
1 entries- vergangen adj (in the far past)
Greek
2 entries- αλλοτινός adj (in the far past)
- περασμένος adj (in the far past)
Hungarian
3 entries- elmúlt adj (in the far past)
- letűnt adj (in the far past)
- régmúlt adj (in the far past)
Italian
2 entries- andato adj (in the far past)
- passato adj (in the far past)
Latin
1 entries- praeteritus adj (in the far past)
Macedonian
1 entries- дамнешен adj (in the far past)
Russian
4 entries- да́вний adj (in the far past)
- про́шлый adj (in the far past)
- было́е noun (A person or occurrence that took place in the past)
- про́шлое noun (A person or occurrence that took place in the past)
Scots
1 entries- lang syne adj (in the far past)
Spanish
2 entries- antaño adj (in the far past)
- anteayer adj (in the far past)
Swedish
2 entries- förgången adj (in the far past)
- svunnen adj (in the far past)
Tocharian B
1 entries- atit adj (in the far past)
Ukrainian
1 entries- да́вній adj (in the far past)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
No one can bring back a bygone era.
Source: tatoeba (6176208)
A steep, boulder-sprinkled hill lay upon the right which had in bygone days been cut into a granite quarry.
Source: tatoeba (6608579)
This mousepad is a vestige of a bygone era.
Source: tatoeba (9449039)
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