Synonyms for then
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Adverb
1. So — soon afterward
so, therefore, after, afterwards, afterward US, subsequently, thence, pursuantly rare
Other
next, accordingly, simultaneously, past, concurrently, hereafter, therewhile dated
Definitions
- adv. 1
Soon afterward.
And then came an invitation to tonight's ball.
Related words
- Word family
- then-and-now
- Phrases
- now and then just then then again and then some even then from then on
Example sentences
- so The odds are against me, so I think I'll quit now.
- after After the meeting she headed straight to her desk.
- therefore I was born in Italy, therefore I am very handsome.
- afterwards That way I'll have time to talk to you afterwards.
- next The baseball team is certain to win the next game.
- simultaneously I'm learning two foreign languages simultaneously.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| then | rising | |
| so | rising | |
| after | steady | |
| therefore | falling | |
| afterwards | steady | |
| next | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- so1
- 4 letters
- next1, past1
- 5 letters
- after2
- 6 letters
- thence1
- 9 letters
- therefore2, afterward3, hereafter3
- 10 letters
- afterwards3, pursuantly, therewhile
- 11 letters
- accordingly4
- 12 letters
- subsequently4, concurrently4
- 14 letters
- simultaneously6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).