AFTERLIFE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

afterlife

noun

ˈaf-tər-ˌlīf

Definition of afterlife

as in age

a later period of one's life written in afterlife, his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man

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as in immortality

unending existence after death hoping to join her deceased parents in the afterlife

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Recent Examples of afterlife Beliefs in the afterlife similarly vary, although many Druids believe in the existence of souls that survive bodily death, often through reincarnation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Natalie’s is tuned to a distant, hierarchical afterlife where God’s love is less of an all-encompassing conception and more of an elusive, enviable prize. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Through an afterlife support group, Salon Rose tries to figure out her own murder before moving on to the great unknown. — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 In 2024, Junger published his most recent book, In My Time of Dying, which recounts how a near-death experience shaped the author’s ideas about mortality and the afterlife. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for afterlife

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Noun

Families Belden House & Mews and its accompanying restaurant, welcome children ages 12+.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The relationship between estrogen and cognition is also influenced by factors including age, timing of treatment, hormone formulation and route of administration, Schulman says.

— Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of age

Noun

As long as accidents, natural disasters, disease and wars can kill us, true immortality is out of the question.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
As the pair chase show jumping immortality this weekend, those are the qualities that will be needed to make history.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of immortality

Noun

To find it, look low above the southwestern horizon after sunset, where Venus will be easy to spot despite the lingering twilight.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of twilight

Noun

Cesar Palomo, 23, was arrested Sunday evening and is facing a charge of capital murder of multiple persons.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
On Sunday evening, the three-time All Star shared a photo that appeared to have been taken in the team’s clubhouse.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of evening

Noun

By Tuesday afternoon, all of his remaining tour openers — Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Row — had dropped out of the tour along with Beoga, who played as a backing band for a portion of the set.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
Needing coffee immediately upon waking and experiencing afternoon fatigue, irritability, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, and sugar cravings.

— Marie Bladt, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of afternoon

Noun

As the leaves start to don their sienna coats and the mercury drops into the comfortable-sweater- weather range, autumn's many joys come to the fore.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Dubai’s exhibition industry is heading into its busiest stretch ever, with more than 100 shows packed into the final four months of the year after the war pushed the spring calendar into autumn.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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