after

after

adjective

Definition of AFTER

1

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part <had heard that the after section of an aircraft is safer in the event of a crash>

Synonyms aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward

Related Words dorsal

Near Antonyms ventral

Antonyms anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal

2

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else <in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war>

Synonyms after, ensuing, later, posterior

Related Words behind, belated, delayed, late, slow; closing, concluding, eventual, final, last, latest, latter, terminal, ultimate; following

Near Antonyms advance, advanced, early, premature

Antonyms antecedent, anterior, fore, foregoing, former, precedent, preceding, previous, prior