Thereafter

Quick meaning: Thereafter is an adverb meaning After that time, from then on; thenceforth.

Meaning

After that time, from then on; thenceforth.

More Meanings

1. After that (the thing aforementioned).
2. (uncommon) Synonym of hereafter (“future existence or state”).
3. (poetic, uncommon) Synonym of hereafter (“existence after death”).

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: afterward, afterwards

He left; thereafter we never met again.

The little dog was off like a shot, and the children went running thereafter.

He chuckled, and thereafter spoke no more. He did not stir as I passed by him and went down into the cabin.

Word Forms

• thereafters

Synonyms for thereafter

Depending on context, synonyms include afterward, afterwards, thenceforth.

Antonyms for thereafter

Common opposites include therebefore.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thenceforth, henceforth, thereupon, since, later, eventually.

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