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Definition of bygone :
1. Past; gone by.
2. Something gone by or past; a past event.
Synonyms:
kaput, vintage, asleep, deceased, outdated, of old, antique, departed, new, gone, old-fashioned, done for, olden, bypast, at peace, archaic, antiquated, dowdy, fusty, out-of-date, dated, foregone, outmoded, at rest, water under the bridge, pass
different time (part of speech: adjective)
future, late, following, erstwhile, next, then, prior
past (part of speech: adjective)
ancient, yesterday's, historical, previous, old, old-time, yore, primeval, past, primordial, ago, anteceding, former
Usage examples:
- The ranks of the visitors parted before the last speaker, and disclosed to view, in the midst of that modern assembly, a gentleman of the bygone time. - "Man and Wife", Wilkie Collins.
- One taste, methinks, of bygone bliss The heart- consuming fire might stay; And, so it come without delay, Then would I ask no more than this. - "The History of Don Quixote, Volume II., Complete", Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
- End of Project Gutenberg's Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland, by Daniel Scott - "Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland", Daniel Scott.