afterward

af·ter·ward

adv \ˈaf-tə(r)-wərd\

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

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