thereafter

adverb

there·​af·​ter t͟her-ˈaf-tər 

1

: after that

2

archaic : according to that : accordingly

Synonyms of thereafter

• later
• afterward
• after

Examples of thereafter in a Sentence

Thereafter, the two companies operated in full partnership.

gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter

Recent Examples on the Web

Shortly thereafter, Khalid kicked off his tour, his first in six years, to promote his fourth album After the Sun Goes Down. —Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026

Constantly crawling and re-crawling content that is constantly being opted in and out will increase costs for Google, and thereafter increase crawl costs for publishers. —ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026

The canvassing of votes will continue Wednesday and almost every day thereafter until June 26, the Registrar-Recorder’s Office reported. —Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 June 2026

Shortly thereafter, however, Duxbury made a run of its own. —Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for thereafter

• hereafter
• after
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereinafter
• thereinafter

Kids Definition

thereafter

adverb

there·​af·​ter t͟ha-ˈraf-tər 

t͟he-

: after that

it was returned shortly thereafter