afterworld

noun

af·​ter·​world ˈaf-tər-ˌwərld 

: a future world : a world after death

Examples of afterworld in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If my father's spirit wants to talk to me from the afterworld, then his spirit will have to be the one that reaches out. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023

For example, such possessions might have been buried with an individual for use in the afterworld. — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020

Even temporary sales slumps breed alarmist pronouncements; book parties in disfavored genres begin to feel like wakes, sending off one more spirit to the inevitable afterworld of the remainder shelf. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Constructed as an intergenerational visitation, the brothers’ reunion hits a rich vein of intimacy, elevated by a mysterious tone of faith and the afterworld. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

after- + world entry 1

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for afterworld

• netherworld
• otherworld
• underworld
• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• world