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 In subsequent years, the group grew, and the modest march became the Pride Parade, which now brings in about a quarter of a million people each year. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 Persistent rainfall on Friday night to Saturday morning reportedly made subsequent rescue operations challenging. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 And his impact was much greater, laying the groundwork for his subsequent successes. — Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026 Photos of Vrabel with Russini at an Arizona Resort were published by Page Six in April and the New York Post released subsequent photos of the two together from over the years. — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequent

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later

Adjective

The team says the molecular analysis indicates that the strains existed in a now-extinct variola virus lineage that bridges Old World European strains with its later variants.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Although those concerns were eventually resolved, the delay affected later contracts.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026