HEREAFTER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

hereafter 1 of 2

adverb

hir-ˈaf-tər

Definition of hereafter

as in later

from this point on he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor

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hereafter

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noun

as in future

time that is to come apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter

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as in immortality

unending existence after death hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter

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Recent Examples of hereafter

Adverb

Employers now and hereafter must alert their employees to these new rights. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025 Nothing that happens hereafter is the steam shower’s fault. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2025

Noun

The otherworlds that Véra claimed were central to his metaphysics don’t necessarily exist in a temporal hereafter, but rather in a spatial here and now. — Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022 The vulture, serpent, and falcon are traditional iconography of eternal protection in the hereafter. — National Geographic, 18 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hereafter

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Adverb

The suspect vehicle was found a short time later, police said, but the suspect was still at large Wednesday.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
And in one section, 1,200 cc engines are being assembled for the company’s new superpremium motorbike, the Norton Manx R, one of four new models from the historic British brand now owned by TVS Motor and set to go on sale later this year.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of later

Noun

Graduating seniors are often asked to envision their futures.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Nelson believes trials like this one are just the beginning of the future of regenerative medicine — and of a future where doctors will be able to repair brain damage.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of future

Adverb

That year October 4 was followed by October 15, and henceforth, of years that ended in 00, only years divisible by 400 would be leap years.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
The only path for those who want to restrict birthright citizenship henceforth is a constitutional amendment, which is highly unlikely to pass.

— John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Definition of henceforth

Adverb

Bobby Wilson was a pastor’s son who grew up idolizing the kind of R&B dudes who could wail a praise song and then hit up Freaknik afterwards (think Jodeci and H-Town).

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 July 2026
The better approach is to clarify the audience, objective, message, action and definition of success before production begins rather than shooting as much as possible and hoping the story reveals itself afterward.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of afterward

Noun

Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.

— News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2025
This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025

Definition of futurity

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