Antonyms for yester-days


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : yes-ter-dey, -dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɛs tərˌdeɪ, -di


Definition of yester-days

Origin :
  • Old English geostran dæg, from dæg "day" (see day) + geostran "yesterday," from Proto-Germanic *gestra- (cf. Old High German gestaron, German gestern "yesterday," Old Norse gær "tomorrow, yesterday," Gothic gistradagis "tomorrow"), originally "the other day" (reckoned from "today," either backward or forward), from PIE *ghes (cf. Sanskrit hyah, Avestan zyo, Persian di, Greek khthes, Latin heri, Old Irish indhe, Welsh doe "yesterday;" Latin hesternus "of yesterday").
  • As in stale : adj overused, out-of-date
  • As in past : noun time gone by
  • As in yesterday : noun the day before today
  • As in good old days : noun times of old considered better than present
  • As in water under the bridge : noun things forgotten about
  • As in history : noun past events, experiences

Synonyms for yester-days

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