Synonyms of hitherto

hitherto

adverb

ˈhi-t͟hər-ˌtü 

as in yet

up to this or that time

at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• yet
• heretofore
• so far
• previously
• thus far
• theretofore
• formerly
• before

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• henceforth
• hereafter
• thereafter
• thenceforth
• henceforward
• thenceforward
• subsequently
• afterwards
• later
• afterward
• thenceforwards
• thereupon
• hereupon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hitherto

The concern globally had been that the hitherto unknown illness was perhaps a novel or mutated respiratory viral disease of some sort. —Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

There was alarm at the prospect of hundreds of thousands of soldiers returning to the U.S. with such degenerate experience under their belts, and presumably spreading these habits among hitherto innocent American wives. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024

In the sciences, AI advocates promise that AI will aid in curing hitherto intractable diseases. —Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024

Shannon's achievement was to understand how the hitherto fuzzy concept of information could be quantified, creating a discipline that expanded the view of communication and data storage. —Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020