sequel

noun

se·​quel ˈsē-kwəl 

also -ˌkwel

1

: consequence, result

2

a

: subsequent development

b

: the next installment (as of a speech or story)

especially : a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one

Synonyms of sequel

• outcome
• result
• resultant
• consequence
• product

Examples of sequel in a Sentence

The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago.

He is busy writing the book's sequel.

There is an interesting sequel to my date with her that I'll share with you later.

Recent Examples on the Web

Johnson, who sold the Knives Out sequels to Netflix during Covid for $400M as Deadline first told you, took to social recently to express his upset over the lack of theaters playing Knives Out 3. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025

Tatum was a producer on Magic Mike and its 2015 and 2023 sequels, and is involved in both a Las Vegas live show and HBO reality show affiliated with the Magic Mike name. —Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

With a global start in excess of half a million, the sequel is on track to blow past the first film's global end-run of $1 billion. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025

The unexpected box office haul spawned two sequels (the third one wasn't made for the big screen), but the powers that be failed to turn this success into an enduring franchise. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French sequele, from Latin sequela, from sequi to follow — more at sue

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sequel

• equal
• coequal
• subequal
• unequal

Kids Definition

sequel

noun

se·​quel ˈsē-kwəl 

1

: an event that follows or comes afterward : result

2

: a book, motion picture, or television program that continues a story begun in a preceding one

Etymology

Middle English sequel, sequele "follower, series," from early French sequelle (same meaning), from Latin sequella, sequela "follower," from sequi "to follow" — related to consecutive, pursue, second entry 1, sequence

Medical Definition

sequel

noun

se·​quel

ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel

: sequela

gangrene is … a sequel of wounds

—Robert Chawner