| Main Entry: | henceforth |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
Synonyms: |
from this point forward, from this time forth, hence, hereafter, in the future |
| 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: | hence |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for that reason; therefore |
Synonyms: |
accordingly, as a deduction, away, consequently, ergo, forward, from here, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, onward, out, so, then, thence, thereupon, thus, wherefore |
| Notes: | hence means 'from here, from now, thus'; thence means 'from that time' or 'from that place'; and whence means 'from what place, source, or cause' |
| Main Entry: | hereafter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
Synonyms: |
after this, eventually, hence, henceforth, henceforward, hereupon, in the course of time, in the future, ultimately |