After the first
Next and after the first are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next" instead an adjective phrase "After the first".
Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
After the first and next are semantically related. You can use "After the first" instead an adjective "Next".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- In Ninja Five O, you have to rescue all of the hostages on each level after the first before you can proceed to the next one.
Source: Gotta Rescue Them All -
The next official chapter begins at the same point as that one, but diverges after the first scene.
- In the manga, after the first three pilots (Kokopelli, Waku and Kodama), Daiichi and Nakama went next, followed by Kako getting killed before he got to pilot and Chizu taking his place.
Source: Death By Adaptation / Anime
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Next and After the first. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/after_the_first/next
After the first & Next. N.p., 2017. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/after_the_first/next>.
Next or After the first. 2017. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/after_the_first/next.