| Main Entry: | afterward/afterwards |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | following a time, event |
Synonyms: |
a while later, after, another time, at a later time, behind, by and by, ensuingly, eventually, in a while, intra, late, later, latterly, next, on the next day, post hoc, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, thereon, ultimately |
Antonyms: |
beforehand |
| Main Entry: | afterward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | following |
Synonyms: |
after, afterwards, another time, behind, ensuingly, eventually, intra, late, later, latterly, next, post hoc, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, thereon, ultimately |
Antonyms: |
beforehand, previously |
| Main Entry: | following |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happening, being next or after |
Synonyms: |
a while later, after a while, afterward, attendant, back, by and by, coming, coming after, coming next, consecutive, consequent, consequential, directly after, ensuing, henceforth, hinder, in pursuit, in search of, in the wake of, later, later on, latter, next, next off, on the scent, posterior, presently, proximate, pursuing, rear, resulting, sequent, sequential, serial, seriate, specified, subsequent, succeeding, successive, supervenient, then, trailing, when |
Antonyms: |
first, leading, preceding |
| Main Entry: | future |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | time to come |
Synonyms: |
aftertime, afterward, by and by, destiny, eternity, expectation, fate, futurity, hereafter, infinity, life to come, millennium, morrow, offing, outlook, posterity, prospect, subsequent time, to be, tomorrow, world to come |
Antonyms: |
past |
| Main Entry: | hereafter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | life after death |
Synonyms: |
afterlife, aftertime, afterward, afterworld, by-and-by, future, future existence, future life, heaven, hell, next world, offing, otherworld, the beyond, to-be, underworld, world to come |
Antonyms: |
life |
| Main Entry: | later |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | happening after |
Synonyms: |
after, afterward, again, at another time, behind, by and by, come Sunday, down the line, down the road, in a while, in time, infra, later on, latterly, more recent, next, subsequently, succeeding, thereafter |
Antonyms: |
before, earlier |
| Main Entry: | next |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immediately after in time, space, order |
Synonyms: |
after, afterward, afterwhile, behind, by and by, closely, coming up, following, later, latterly, next off, subsequently, thereafter |
Antonyms: |
earlier, preceding, previous |
| Main Entry: | anon |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | later |
Synonyms: |
afterward, again, directly, ere long, immediately, presently, shortly, soon, then, tomorrow |
| Main Entry: | since |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, conjunction, preposition |
| Definition: | in the time past; because |
Synonyms: |
after, afterward, ago, already, as, because, considering, for, from, hence, later, now, past, subsequently, therefore, whereas |
| Main Entry: | so |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | in such a manner |
Synonyms: |
accordingly, afterward, apparently, because, consequently, ergo, exact, hence, indeed, likewise, quite, sic, similarly, then, therefore, thus, too, true, very, well |