AGONE Synonyms: 5 Similar and Opposite Words

agone

adverb

ə-ˈgȯn

Definition of agone

archaic

as in ago

earlier than the present time 'tis long agone since last I saw my lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hence

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ago

Adverb

The plague bacterium appears to have emerged as a human pathogen more than 5,700 years ago, evolving from a soil bacterium called Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, says Hendrick Poinar, a biologist at McMaster University, who works with ancient DNA.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Only two decades ago, my family looked West for a treatment for my grandmother that was unavailable in China.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ago

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