Synonyms for later
- adverb
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. After
after, afterwards, afterward US, subsequently, on
Adjective
2. Subsequent
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
comparative form of late: more late
You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later.
- adj. 1
comparative form of late: more late
- adj. 2
Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
Related words
Example sentences
- after After the meeting she headed straight to her desk.
- afterwards That way I'll have time to talk to you afterwards.
- subsequently Subsequently, the US Air Force assumed control in 1948.
- someday Someday we will be able to go on a voyage to Mars.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| later | steady | |
| after | steady | |
| afterwards | steady | |
| subsequently | steady | |
| someday | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- on1
- 5 letters
- after2
- 6 letters
- latter2, sekali
- 7 letters
- someday2, laterly
- 8 letters
- ulterior4
- 9 letters
- following3, afterward3, posterior3, hereafter3
- 10 letters
- afterwards3, subsequent3, succeeding3
- 12 letters
- subsequently4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).