SUBSEQUENT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

subsequent

adjective

ˈsəb-si-kwənt

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 His analysis found no relationship between the height or length of an expansion and the depth or timing of the subsequent recession. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026 However, his subsequent decision to stage a public prank using the carcass signifies a shift in purpose. —

Sam Zeveloff, STAT, 9 May 2026 Mayer advanced to third on a subsequent error by Walls trying to flip the ball to second base, which scored Yoshida, and came home himself on Caleb Durbin’s RBI single, tying the game at 3-3. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026 One of those five people, a man, was the most likely source of six subsequent infections. —

ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequent

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later

Adjective

Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Once beloved, Miasma fell from grace over the years thanks to a series of shitty sequels plus later generations’ reappraisal of the films’ blatant misogyny and transphobia.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 14 May 2026