Afterward
Afterward adverb - Following in time or place.
Following this and afterward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Following this" instead an adverb "Afterward".
Nearby Word: afterwards
Following this
Afterward and following this are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afterward" instead an adverb phrase "Following this".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- later and afterward
- later and following this
- subsequently and afterward
- subsequently and following this
- after and afterward
- after and following this
- next and afterward
- next and following this
- then and afterward
- then and following this
- after that and afterward
- after that and following this
- thereafter and afterward
- thereafter and following this
Cite this Source
Following this and Afterward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterward/following_this
Afterward & Following this. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterward/following_this>.
Following this or Afterward. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterward/following_this.
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