THENCEFORTH Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

thenceforth

adverb

Definition of thenceforth

as in thereafter

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But the film business can be unforgiving — many companies operating when Bleecker launched, or founded shortly thereafter, such as Broad Green and Relativity, have closed shop.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
But a 2012 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) action barred the platform from serving US customers—its most important user base—and Intrade shuttered soon thereafter.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of thereafter

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This new holiday will henceforth honor one of our finest and most cherished national characteristics—our ability to live and work together, men and women of all national origins, as one united and progressive nation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
The British radio station assured Ofcom that the files would henceforth be stored on an external hard drive.

— Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of henceforth

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By accepting the prize, winner grants to Station the right to use the winner's name, voice, picture and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law).

— CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
There isn’t any sureness to the ground hereafter and no promise that a hoof will not land false somewhere and drop.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of hereafter

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Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.

— Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017

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