Afterward
Afterward adverb - Following in time or place.
Usage example: we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward
Nearby Word: afterwards
Previously
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
Afterward is an antonym for previously.
Nearby Word: previous
Both words in one sentence
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Since he was declared an enemy of Jupiter, in order to live in Jovian society afterward he took on the identity of Curtis Rothko, who had died in a battle a few months previously.
Source: Dead Person Impersonation -
Shortly afterward, the new additions to the Sea Monkee quest added in March and April 2013 turned the previously lighthearted quest into a dead serious and surprisingly chilling Cosmic Horror Story.
Source: Video Game / Kingdom of Loathing - Draco hits Harry with a previously unknown curse, that forces him to be the slave of the first person to touch him afterward: Severus Snape.
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Previously and Afterward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterward/previously
Afterward & Previously. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterward/previously>.
Previously or Afterward. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterward/previously.
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