subsequently

adverb

sub·​se·​quent·​ly ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē 

-kwənt-

: at a later or subsequent time

comments that were subsequently shown to be inaccurate

By denying him a hearing beforehand, a jury subsequently ruled, prison officials had violated his right to due process.

—David Margol

If we go back in history, we come to artists who in their time were as fashionable and acclaimed as Warhol was in his time but who subsequently went through periods of total oblivion.

—Andre Emmerich

Synonyms

• later
• afterwards
• thereafter
• afterward
• after

Examples of subsequently in a Sentence

subsequently found the missing glove

Recent Examples on the Web

The first comes in the show’s shocking cold open, in which a mother gives birth to a demonic baby that subsequently attacks an 11-year-old boy. —Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025

For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

In July 2023, he was elected to the Montenegrin Parliament and subsequently appointed as Prime Minister in October 2023. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025

Toni Collette stars as Annie, a miniaturist grieving the death of her mother and whose family is subsequently haunted by a demonic presence. —Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above