THEREAFTER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

thereafter

adverb

t͟her-ˈaf-tər

Definition of thereafter

as in later

following in time or place gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter

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Recent Examples of thereafter Shortly thereafter, the royal family announced that the princess planned to spend the fall 2026 semester as an exchange student at the University of Oslo in order to remain close to her family. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Shortly thereafter, the Norwegian chief administrator issued a law indicating that all Norwegian people would receive equal shares of this new discovery. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 England took the lead in the 55th minute with a clinical finish from Anthony Gordon, but Tuchel's substitutions thereafter focused on guarding their narrow lead instead of increasing it. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026 Wacha is now 35 and is signed through 2027 with a team option for 2028 at a reasonable salary of $18 million this year and $14 million thereafter. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for thereafter

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And shorting — borrowing a stock to sell it high in the hopes of repurchasing it at a cheaper price later and pocketing the proceeds — is having a bit of a renaissance.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
The man originally did not take responsibility, but the Sheriff’s Office later identified his vehicle using Flock camera footage and video from a homeowner’s private camera.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Definition of later

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Even the president’s jokes about his bad jokes fell flat, and he was widely ridiculed for the comedy routine afterward.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Agyarko might have taken this one on some cards and Kelly’s face afterward did not look like a mug of a man who successfully defended his title.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of afterward

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The season after, Keegan and Hamburg went all the way to the European Cup final, only to lose to Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
As models keep getting more capable and harder to contain, the field would benefit from more outside visibility into what happens inside AI labs before something goes wrong, Ó hÉigeartaigh said, rather than learning about it only after.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 July 2026

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