Synonyms for subsequent
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
later, following, succeeding, consequent, next, posterior formal, attendant, after dated, ulterior dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
Related words
- Word family
- subsequently subsequentness
Example sentences
- succeeding Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.
- consequent Affirming the consequent is an example of a formal logical fallacy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| subsequent | steady | |
| succeeding | falling | |
| consequent | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- next1
- 5 letters
- after2, later2
- 8 letters
- ulterior4
- 9 letters
- following3, attendant3, posterior3
- 10 letters
- succeeding3, consequent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ultérieur
- Deutsch
- nachträglich