SUBSEQUENT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

subsequent

adjective

ˈsəb-si-kwənt

Definition of subsequent

as in ensuing

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else I'll do the first problem as an example, but all subsequent efforts must be done on your own

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Recent Examples of subsequent Investigators began testifying July 6 about the chaotic moments after Kirk, 31, was shot during a September event at Utah Valley University and the subsequent search for his killer. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 July 2026 In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The film centers on an open rescue earlier this year and subsequent court case after activists raided Ridglan, a Wisconsin beagle breeding facility. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026 The outlet reported that after working at L’Agapé, which gained a Michelin star with him there, Grébaut established Septime and its subsequent family of restaurants with Pourriat. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequent

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later

Adjective

And that’s probably why giant rat remains are so abundant at Liang Bua, in the layers of the cave associated with Homo floresiensis and the later Homo sapiens layers.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
The board postponed most high school social studies changes to a later meeting.

— Rachel Royster. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026