ex-
No longer current
Ex- is a prefix meaning out of, from, or away: exit, expel, extract.
It also forms words meaning former: ex-wife, ex-president, ex-boyfriend.
Standing alone, ex functions as a noun for a former spouse or partner: My ex and I are still friends.
The prefix sometimes intensifies rather than changes meaning: exclaim, exaggerate.
Romantic relationship's termination
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- pastTime already gone
- previousOccurring before another
once · formerly · used-to-be · old · estranged · split · ended · over
Bar from participation
- exceptWith the exclusion of
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- excommunicateExpel from church membership
- exileBanishment from homeland
extract · excise · eject · evict · eliminate · external · exterior · extraneous
breakup
Romantic relationship's termination
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- pastTime already gone
previous · once · formerly · used-to-be · old · estranged · split · ended · over · history
exclude
Bar from participation
- exceptWith the exclusion of
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- excommunicateExpel from church membership
exile · extract · excise · eject · evict · eliminate · external · exterior · extraneous · outside
exhale
Expel breath outward
exude · erupt · escape · emerge · exodus · outflow · departure · egress · discharge · release
excellent
Of superior quality
excel · extraordinary · exceptional · exalted · exemplary · exclaim · exuberant · ecstatic · elated · effusive
ex-future
Time still to come
prospective · incoming · designate · apparent · presumptive