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CURRENT Antonyms

There are 20 antonyms of the word current. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CURRENT

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past
adverb, nounadv, n
adjective

• earlier than the present time; no longer current

noun

• the time that has elapsed

• a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

adverb

• so as to pass a given point

adjective satellite

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

out-of-date
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• old; no longer valid or fashionable

ancient
adjectiveadj
noun

• a very old person

• a person who lived in ancient times

adjective satellite

• belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

• very old

antiquated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

archaic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

• little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

bygone
adjectiveadj
noun

• past events to be put aside

adjective satellite

• well in the past; former

departed
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• someone who is no longer alive

adjective satellite

• well in the past; former

• dead

expired
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time

former
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

noun

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two

adjective satellite

• belonging to some prior time

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• belonging to the distant past

obsolete
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• no longer in use

• old; no longer valid or fashionable

old
adjectiveadj
adjective

• (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

• of long duration; not new

noun

• past times

adjective satellite

• of a very early stage in development

• (used for emphasis) very familiar

• skilled through long experience

• belonging to some prior time

• excellent

• just preceding something else in time or order

old-fashioned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• out of fashion

olden
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective satellite

• relating to time long past

outdated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• old; no longer valid or fashionable

outmoded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• out of fashion

pass
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

noun

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

• (military) a written leave of absence

• (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

• the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

• any authorization to pass or go somewhere

• a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

• a difficult juncture

• one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

• an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

• a permit to enter or leave a military installation

• a complimentary ticket

• a usually brief attempt

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• success in satisfying a test or requirement

verb

• go across or through

• move past

• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

• for time to move forward

• place into the hands or custody of

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• travel past

• come to pass

• go unchallenged; be approved

• use up a period of time in a specific way

• pass over, across, or through

• transmit information

• disappear gradually

• go successfully through a test or a selection process

• be superior or better than some standard

• accept or judge as acceptable

• allow to go without comment or censure

• transfer to another; of rights or property

• pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

• throw (a ball) to another player

• be inherited by

• cause to pass

• grant authorization or clearance for

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

• eliminate from the body

preceding
adjectiveadj
adjective

• existing or coming before

adjective satellite

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

future
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• yet to be or coming

• a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

noun

• the time yet to come

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

• bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

adjective satellite

• effective in or looking toward the future

• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

unfashionable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not in accord with or not following current fashion

adjective satellite

• unpopular and considered unappealing or unfashionable at the time

noncurrent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not current or belonging to the present time

Alternatives for PAST

Alternatives for ANCIENT

Alternatives for ANTIQUATED

Alternatives for ARCHAIC

Alternatives for BYGONE

Alternatives for DEPARTED

Alternatives for EXPIRED

Alternatives for FORMER

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