past
What's behind us
The preposition past is related to the verb pass and its meanings are also related.
In regard to time, past means after.
When talking about space, past is similar to beyond, and it can also be used in figurative meanings of beyond: We’re past the point where we can think about moving.
Old and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- outdatedNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
defunct · extinct · dated · outmoded · superseded · forgotten · disused · expired
Distinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- ageDuration of existence
- centuryHundred-year span
decade · yesterday · yesteryear · former · prior · earlier · previous · before
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- retrospectionContemplating past events
- memoirWritten personal recollection
memento · keepsake · souvenir · photograph · album · diary · scrapbook · autobiography
Ordered historical record
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- prehistoryEra before writing
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
civilizations · epochs · timeline · chronology · fossils · relics · dynasties · origins
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
hiraeth · bittersweet · halcyon · sepia-toned · pining · melancholy · rose-tinted · throwback
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
traditions · customs · roots · genealogy · forebears · progenitors · descent · bloodline
antiquated
Old and outdated
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- outdatedNo longer in use
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
bygone · defunct · extinct · dated · outmoded · superseded · forgotten · disused · expired · lapsed
era
Distinct historical period
century · decade · yesterday · yesteryear · former · prior · earlier · previous · before · once
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- retrospectionContemplating past events
memoir · memento · keepsake · souvenir · photograph · album · diary · scrapbook · autobiography · reminisce
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- prehistoryEra before writing
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
artifacts · civilizations · epochs · timeline · chronology · fossils · relics · dynasties · origins · evolution
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
homesickness · hiraeth · bittersweet · halcyon · sepia-toned · pining · melancholy · rose-tinted · throwback · retro
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
birthright · traditions · customs · roots · genealogy · forebears · progenitors · descent · bloodline · pedigree
beyond
Farther than something
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- passed awayDied, said gently
- passing outTemporary loss of awareness
- in the pastPreviously occurred
- copy and pasteReplicate content elsewhere
- passed onDied or transferred
passion, paste, passing, pasture, passive, passed, pastime, pastor, pasting