Synonyms for thence
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Definitions
- adv. 1
From there, from that place or from that time.
Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point).
- adv. 2
Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.
I had a really bad car accident, and thence came all my backpains.
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- Word family
- thenceforth thenceforward thenceforwards
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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)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thence | falling | |
| thenceforth | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- on1, so1
- 4 letters
- then1, thus1
- 5 letters
- hence1
- 7 letters
- thereof2
- 9 letters
- therefore2, therefrom
- 11 letters
- accordingly4, thenceforth2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (thereof2 = 2 syllables).