yesteryear
The recent past
Yesteryear means the past, especially a nostalgically remembered earlier time: the fashions of yesteryear, heroes of yesteryear.
The word has a literary, slightly old-fashioned quality—you're more likely to encounter it in headlines or nostalgic writing than everyday speech.
It evokes a romanticized view of times gone by.
Record of past events
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- epochDistinct historical period
- decadesTen-year periods
- centuriesHundred-year periods
olden times · former times · days gone by · time immemorial · long ago · once upon a time · ages past · distant past
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
yearning · melancholy · retrospection · recollection · reverie · fondness · hiraeth · flashback
Old valued collectible
- classicOf lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- timelessUnaffected by eras
period · old-fashioned · traditional · memorabilia · collectible · gramophone · typewriter · sepia
Old and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- outdatedNo longer in use
quaint · forgotten · faded · lost · vanished · defunct · discontinued · superseded
history
Record of past events
centuries · olden times · former times · days gone by · time immemorial · long ago · once upon a time · ages past · distant past · forebears
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- longingIntense, persistent desire
wistfulness · yearning · melancholy · retrospection · recollection · reverie · fondness · hiraeth · flashback · golden days
antique
Old valued collectible
timeless · period · old-fashioned · traditional · memorabilia · collectible · gramophone · typewriter · sepia · black-and-white
antiquated
Old and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
outdated · quaint · forgotten · faded · lost · vanished · defunct · discontinued · superseded · passé
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- erasera, epoch, age, bronze age, period
- memoriesmemories, remember, recollections, childhood memory, childhood memories
- nostalgianostalgia, nostalgic, memories, memory, remember
- The Pastpast, ancient, old, formerly, previously
- vintagevintage, antique, retro, old-fashioned, nostalgic