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

She was subsequently arrested on suspicion of animal abandonment and resisting arrest. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

Youth workers from the opposition’s Youth Congress staged a shirtless demonstration inside the summit venue and were subsequently arrested. —The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026

That unit was subsequently occupied by someone moving from a transitional-housing facility for the formerly homeless, presumably freeing up a bed for someone living on the street. —Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026

The Board members agreed with Bradley in the brief discussion that followed and subsequently voted unanimously to put off consideration until the next meeting. —Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above