heretofore as a adverb: - 1
heretofore
adverb
1 heretofore
Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.
synonyms: as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet.
Roget 122:
paleo-;
archaeo-;
formerly;
of old,
of yore;
erst [G.],
whilom,
erewhile†,
time was,
ago,
over;
in the olden time
etc.
n.;
anciently,
long ago,
long since;
a long while,
a long time ago;
years ago,
yesteryear,
ages ago;
some time ago,
some time since,
some time back.
yesterday,
the day before yesterday;
last year,
ultimo;
lately
etc.
(newly)
123.
retrospectively;
ere now,
before now,
till now;
hitherto,
heretofore;
no longer;
once,
once upon a time;
from time immemorial,
from prehistoric times;
in the memory of man;
time out of mind;
already,
yet,
up to this time;
ex post facto.
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Roget 106:
while,
whilst,
during,
pending;
during the time,
during the interval;
in the course of,
at that point,
at that point in time;
for the time being,
day by day;
in the time of,
when;
meantime,
meanwhile;
in the meantime,
in the interim;
ad interim,
pendente lite [Lat.];
de die in diem [Lat.];
from day to day,
from hour to hour
&c.;
hourly,
always;
for a time,
for a season;
till,
until,
up to,
yet,
as far as,
by that time,
so far,
hereunto,
heretofore,
prior to this,
up to this point.
the whole time,
all the time;
all along;
throughout
etc.
(completely)
52;
for good
etc.
(diuturnity)
110.
hereupon,
thereupon,
whereupon;
then;
anno Domini,
A. D.;
ante Christum,
A. C.;
before Christ,
B. C.;
anno urbis conditae [Lat.],
A. U.C.;
anno regni [Lat.],
A. R.;
once upon a time,
one fine morning,
one fine day,
one day,
once.
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Moby thesaurus: aforetime, already, as yet, before, before all, before now, beforetime, by this time, earlier, early, ere, ere then, erenow, erewhile, erst, erstwhile, formerly, hereunto, historically, hitherto, in the past, in times past, once, only yesterday, or ever, prehistorically, previously, priorly, recently, so far, still, then, then as previously, theretofore, thus far, till now, to date, to this day, until now, until this time, up to now, whilom, yesterday, yet ... show more.
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