ex-

Meaning

1. out of
2. outside
3. former
4. Lacking, not possessing.

Synonyms

former

previous

past

earlier

preceding

ex

existed

formerly

forward

late

old

🧓

once

onetime

out of

post-

prior

advance

after-

advanced

antecedent

anterior

before

ever

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛks/

Etymology

From Middle English, from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).