heretofore

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of HERETOFORE

up to this or that time <having been heretofore unwilling to fly, he was forced to make an exception for his brother's out-of-state wedding>

Synonyms heretofore, theretofore, yet

Related Words before, formerly, previously

Near Antonyms afterward (or afterwards), later, subsequently; hereupon, thereupon

Antonyms henceforth, henceforward, hereafter, thenceforth, thenceforward (also thenceforwards), thereafter

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