SUBSEQUENT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

subsequent

adjective

ˈsəb-si-kwənt

as in ensuing

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else I'll do the first problem as an example, but all subsequent efforts must be done on your own

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Recent Examples of subsequent The announcement and subsequent end-of-life status of the Connect didn’t sit too well with some users, especially those who had bought their gadgets a few months before. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 For the subsequent Biennale, in 2024, Russia did not participate, and instead loaned its pavilion to Bolivia. —

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 Every subsequent year they are required to repay one-third of the loan as interest. —

Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026 The complaint, and subsequent order, were published on the licensing board’s website. —

Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequent

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later

Adjective

In later life, Richard was honored as Lord Attenborough, and David became a knight of the realm.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
The multifamily complex proposed on the north portion of the site still would require a future special-use permit, requiring the developers to reappear before council at a later date.

— Noah Daly May 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026