afterward

af·ter·ward

adverb \ˈaf-tə(r)-wərd\

: at a later time : after something has happened

Full Definition of AFTERWARD

:  at a later or succeeding time :  subsequently, thereafter

Variants of AFTERWARD

af·ter·ward or af·ter·wards \-wərdz\

Examples of AFTERWARD

1. He found out about it long afterward.
2. Afterward, she got a promotion.

First Known Use of AFTERWARD

13th century

Related to AFTERWARD

Synonyms

after (or afterwards), later, latterly, subsequently, thereafter

Antonyms

afore [chiefly dialect], ahead, antecedently, anteriorly, before, beforehand, earlier, previously

Related Words

next; by and by, hereafter, presently, since, soon, then, thereupon; hereinbelow, infra

Near Antonyms

formerly; heretofore, theretofore