After and Previously

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After adverb - Following in time or place.

Usage example: upon seeing The Nutcracker for the first time, and for a long time after, Irma wanted to play the part of the Mouse King

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Previously is an antonym for after in at the end of topic.

Previously adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.

Usage example: he had prepared the meat stocks previously so as to make things easier on the day of the big dinner

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After is an antonym for previously.

Nearby Word: previous

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Previously and After. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/after/previously

After & Previously. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/after/previously>.

Previously or After. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/after/previously.

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