Synonyms for once
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Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. once, one time, in one caseadverb

   on one occasion

   "once I ran into her"

   Synonyms:
   in one case, erstwhile, erst, at one time, formerly, one time

2. onceadverb

   as soon as

   "once we are home, we can rest"

   Synonyms:
   in one case, erstwhile, erst, at one time, formerly, one time

3. once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erstadverb

   at a previous time

   "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";

   Synonyms:
   at once, erst, at one time, formerly, erstwhile, at a time, one time, in one case

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. onceadjective

   Synonyms:
   for one time

2. onceadjective

   Synonyms:
   formerly, in former times

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "once":

   after, again, when, upon, formerly, if, ever, where, someday

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1. Joe Theismann:

   There were so many different options, but once again it’s trademark infringement — it’s getting approval from different people, if you choose a name, is there a group out there that isn’t going to like it? There’s so many things that you have to consider.

2. Mae West:

   You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

3. Wei Jianjun:

   We believe once we sell more than 50,000 units in the EU, we will begin to consider building a factory there.

4. Tobey Maguire:

   Once I got past being horrified about some of the stuff I heard, then digging into it and trying to understand where it came from was fascinating, he's a tragedy.

5. Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld:

   If the automobile had followed the same development cyclee as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside."