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Synonyms for thereafter

  • adverb

Most common

afterwards subsequently thenceforth thenceforward thereafterward thereafterwards

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Afterwards

afterwards, afterward US, after, from then on, subsequently

Other

thenceforth, thenceforward, thereafterward, thereafterwards

Antonyms

therebefore, therebeside

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Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    After that time, from then on; thenceforth.

    Near-synonyms: afterward, afterwards

Related words

Word family
thenceforth thenceforward thenceforwards thereabout thereabouts thereabove thereagain thereagainst

Example sentences

  • afterwards That way I'll have time to talk to you afterwards.
  • subsequently Subsequently, the US Air Force assumed control in 1948.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
thereafterfalling
afterwardssteady
subsequentlysteady
thenceforthfalling
thenceforwardfalling
thereafterwardsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
after2
9 letters
afterward3
10 letters
afterwards3
11 letters
thenceforth2
12 letters
subsequently4
13 letters
thenceforward
14 letters
thereafterward
15 letters
thereafterwards

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).