following

1 a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person <a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him> Synonyms entourage, cortege, posse, retinue, suite, tail, trainRelated Words crew, personnel, staff; court; assistant, attendant, helper, retainer

2 a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film) <that rock star attracts quite a following> Synonyms audience, followership, cultRelated Words discipleship; fandom

3 the act of going after or in the tracks of another <took part in the following of the coyote> Synonyms chase, chasing, dogging, pursuit, hounding, pursuing, shadowing, tagging, tailing, tracing, tracking, trailingRelated Words hot pursuit; tagging along; path, track, trail; search, seeking

subsequent to in time or order <following the concert, there will be refreshments in the lobby> Synonyms après, behind, below, after, next to, pastRelated Words sinceNear Antonyms toward (or towards)Antonyms afore [chiefly dialect], ahead of, before, ere, of, previous to, prior to, to