Definition of BYGONE

bygone

Plural: bygones

Noun

  • An event or thing belonging to an earlier time; a past occurrence.
  • past events to be put aside
    • "let bygones be bygones"
  • An event that happened in the past.
  • An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc.

Adjective Satellite

  • well in the past; former
    • "bygone days"

Adj

  • Having been or happened in the distant past.

Examples

  • Let BYGONES be bygones; focus on the current game, not past missed bingos.

Origin / Etymology

From by (adverb) + gone.

Synonyms

bypast, departed, foregone, gone, water under the bridge, historical, past

Scrabble Score: 12

bygone: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bygone: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bygone: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bygone: valid Words With Friends Word