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, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer, in New York federal court. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025

These reports fell as Cloudflare implemented its fix shortly thereafter. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025

The deal was signed on Friday, but did not appear on the log for several days thereafter. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

The Artemis program aims to return astronauts to the moon's surface in 2028 and to set up a long-term sustainable presence on and around Earth's nearest neighbor not long thereafter. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for thereafter

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

Kids Definition

thereafter

adverb

there·​af·​ter t͟ha-ˈraf-tər 

t͟he-

: after that

it was returned shortly thereafter