AFTERWARDS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

afterward

adverb

ˈaf-tər-wərd

variants or afterwards

Definition of afterward next

as in later

following in time or place we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward

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Recent Examples of afterward The parking lot filled up for many hours afterward, with Rara music and dancing. —

Laurent Dubois, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 The public reads about it afterward. —

Vilas Dhar, Time, 10 June 2026 And why insist, afterward, that all was well? —

Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 Drake Maye is expected to hold a press conference afterward on the field. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for afterward

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Adverb

Seven decades later that number has climbed to seventy-three, while those in the richest nations have surpassed an average of over fourscore years, a number the Bible reserves for only the most vigorous among us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Reynolds tied it again two minutes later, but NDA had a significant charge before the end of the quarter.

— Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026