Synonyms for hereafter
- adverb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Hereinafter
2. Henceforth — from now on
henceforth, henceforward, from now on, then, later, someday, going forward, moving forward, henceforwards dated
Other
Noun
1. Life eternal — existence after death
2. Futurity
3. Thereafter — A future existence or state
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
From now on.
- adv. 2
Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)
- n. 1
A future existence or state.
- n. 2
Existence after death.
Forms
- Plural
- hereafters → after-lives, futures, futurities, thereafters…
Example sentences
- henceforth Those like me and I won't repeat it henceforth.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hereafter | falling | |
| hereinafter | falling | |
| hereunder | falling | |
| hereinunder | falling | |
| henceforth | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- then1
- 5 letters
- later2
- 6 letters
- future2
- 7 letters
- someday2
- 8 letters
- futurity
- 9 letters
- hereunder, hereforth
- 10 letters
- thereafter3, henceforth2
- 11 letters
- hereinafter, hereinunder
- 12 letters
- henceforward, hereforeward
- 13 letters
- prospectively4, henceforwards
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (later2 = 2 syllables).