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 of subsequently

• later
• thereafter
• afterward
• after

Examples of subsequently in a Sentence

subsequently found the missing glove

Recent Examples on the Web

Souloukou — who was one of the few remaining high-ranking female executives within football — has subsequently been replaced by another former Olympiacos employee. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The complaint says prosecutors nevertheless pursued the matter before another court, which subsequently issued an arrest warrant for Diaz. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

Marroquin was subsequently deported to Guatemala, according to the lawsuit. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Still, Martin and other experts emphasized that old books are thrown away—and subsequently destroyed—all the time, even for non-academic reasons, by libraries that are simply culling their collections. — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above