Afterthought
Afterthought noun - An addition that was not included in the original plan.
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Thought and afterthought are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thought" instead a noun "Afterthought".
Thought
Thought noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.
Afterthought and thought are semantically related. You can use "Afterthought" instead a noun "Thought".
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At a Q&A session, the writer/director of We Are the Strange admitted to viewers that the Creepy Cool Crosses were put in just as an afterthought or because he thought it'd look cool.
- Then FAR later in the game, when you thought he's just an afterthought, he suddenly pushes himself to become a mandatory member for a dungeon (Moravia), ruining your plans and making the dungeon tougher.
Source: The Scrappy / Video Games - When Lara Raith puts a gun to his head and orders him to stop menacing Thomas, Harry's thought that "Wow, her voice is hot" is so strong that the downsides of getting shot are more of an afterthought.
Source: Aroused by Their Voice
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