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 However, subsequent clarification of the public-private partnership model restored substantial commercial interest. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 John Locher/Pool via Reuters Family members who had stepped out returned for the testimony of subsequent witnesses. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Subaru Socialism grew, in part, out of the 2008 crash, the subsequent disappointment in Obama, and a rejection of Clinton and her entitled, uninviting run at the Presidency. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 My subsequent backpacking trips were every bit as miserable as the first. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequent

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later

Adjective

However, student well-being initially declined before improving in later years, while average test scores, attendance, classroom attention and reported online bullying changed little.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Having stayed largely out of the showbiz spotlight in her later years, Corby died in 1999 at the age of 87.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026