Synonyms of afterword

afterword

noun

ˈaf-tər-ˌwərd 

as in appendix

a part added at the end of a book or periodical

the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appendix
• epilogue
• addendum
• codicil
• excursus
• supplement
• conclusion
• coda
• addition
• documentation
• postscript
• sequel
• ending
• finale
• accompaniment
• postlude
• follow-up
• complement
• rider
• allonge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• introduction
• preface
• foreword
• prologue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of afterword

Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi. — Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025

In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly. — Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025

Thrilled to Death collects a career-spanning selection of her short stories starting from the early ’90s, with an afterword by Lucy Sante. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025