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

However, the discount was approximately 95 percent, the incident was caught on camera, and the football players were subsequently arrested for grand theft. —Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

The Seattle Mariners subsequently claimed Castillo off waivers — then lost him to the Orioles on a waiver claim in September. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025

Eventually, more police officers arrived and surrounded Mangione, who was subsequently frisked. —Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

The new High Falls pedestrian bridge opened to the public Monday, after the original 1988 bridge was damaged by severe flooding in 2022 and subsequently closed. —Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above