Synonyms for hence
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Definitions
- adv. 1
In the future from now.
A year hence it will be forgotten.
Related words
- Word family
- henceforth henceforward henceforwards
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Wherefore is the correlative of therefore, and whence of hence or thence, appending the inference or conclusion to the previous statement without a break.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- therefore I was born in Italy, therefore I am very handsome.
- accordingly You must assess the situation and act accordingly.
- consequently The truth is opaque and consequently imperceptible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hence | steady | |
| therefore | falling | |
| accordingly | falling | |
| consequently | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- so1
- 4 letters
- away2, thus1
- 6 letters
- thence1
- 8 letters
- herefrom
- 9 letters
- therefore2
- 11 letters
- accordingly4
- 12 letters
- consequently4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (away2 = 2 syllables).