Prequel and Sequel

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Sequel is an antonym for prequel.

Sequel noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Prequel is an antonym for sequel.

Nearby Word: sequela

When a Sequel or Prequel to a work isn't actually stated or advertised as a sequel/prequel.

Source: Stealth Sequel
BioShock Infinite has story-wise no connection with the earlier games whatsoever for most of the game, until at the very end it's revealed to be a prequel/sequel/taking place on an alternate timeline when the player character is teleported to Rapture, the setting of the first two games.

Source: Stealth Sequel
In Halloween Is Grinch Night, which is either a sequel or prequel to the first special, he's not only a bad guy, he's much worse.

Source: Heel Face Revolving Door / Western Animation

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