Nouns (14)
past
n. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
past, past tense
n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
locomotion, travel
n. self-propelled movement
change of location, travel
n. a movement through space that changes the location of something
past, yesteryear, yore, past times
n. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
travel, traveling, travelling
n. the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
Verbs (15)
travel
v. undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
travel, journey
v. undertake a journey or trip
travel, journey
v. travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
move, travel, go, locomote
v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
trip, travel, jaunt, take trips, make a trip, take a trip
v. make a trip for pleasure
Adverbs (2)
past, by
adv. "every hour, a train goes past"
Adjectives (4)
past
adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
past, retiring, preceding
adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
Fuzzynyms (127)
traffic
n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade
move, motion, movement, change of position
n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
transportation, shipping, transport
n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
antiquity
n. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
traffic
n. buying and selling; especially illicit trade
move, motion, movement, change of position
n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
transportation, shipping, transport
n. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
trek, go trekking
v. go trekking
traverse, track, cross, cover, get over, cut through, get across, pass over, cut across
v. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
go, proceed
v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
move, go
v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
move, run, go
v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
move, go, proceed
v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
progress, advance, get on, come along, come on, make progress, shape up, get along
v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
leave, go away, go forth
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
retire, put out
v. cause to be out on a fielding play
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
hum, thrum
v. sound with a monotonous hum
murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly
v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
trek, go trekking
v. go trekking
stray, drift, err
v. wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
down, cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
lope, run easily
v. run easily
back, out-of-date
adj. of an earlier date; "back issues of the magazine"
late
adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"
previous
adj. too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"
antique
adj. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
obsolete, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, superannuated
adj. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
obsolete, disused
adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"
past, retiring, preceding
adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
preceding
adj. existing or coming before
antecedent, preceding
adj. preceding in time or order
anterior
adj. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
anterior, prior
adj. earlier in time
original, primitive, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
dated
adj. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
last
adj. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"
past
adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
previous, former
adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
anterior
adj. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body
earlier
adj. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"
original, primitive, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"
antecedent, preceding
adj. preceding in time or order
antique
adj. made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
preceding
adj. existing or coming before
late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected
adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
Synonyms (54)
recede, pull away, move away
v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
move out
v. move out of one's old house or office
climb, mount, go up, climb up
v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by
v. pass by; "three years elapsed"
bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate
v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
go out, become unfashionable, go out of fashion
v. go out of fashion; become unfashionable
set, go down, go under
v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
decline, go down
v. go down; "The roof declines here"
continue, go on, proceed, carry on
v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
tour, travel around
v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"
travel around, peregrinate
v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
nonmodern
adj. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
noncurrent
adj. not current or belonging to the present time
old
adj. of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
outgoing
adj. leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"; "the outgoing president"
outward, departing, outbound, outward-bound
adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
effluent, outflowing
adj. that is flowing outward
out
adj. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
Antonyms (19)
futurity, future, hereafter, time to come
n. the time yet to come
stay in place
v. be stationary
stay, stick, stick around, stay put
v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
present
adj. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
future
adj. yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"
current, immediate
adj. of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions"
modern
adj. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"
future, succeeding, next
adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
following, next
adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
travel past
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