Afterwards
Afterwards adverb - Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.
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Synonyms for Afterwards
Over time and afterwards are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Over time" instead an adverb "Afterwards".
Nearby Word: afterward
Over time
Afterwards and over time are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afterwards" instead an adverb phrase "Over time".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- later and afterwards
- later and over time
- infra and afterwards
- infra and over time
- subsequently and afterwards
- subsequently and over time
- after and afterwards
- after and over time
- behind and afterwards
- behind and over time
- next and afterwards
- next and over time
- succeeding and afterwards
- succeeding and over time
Both terms in one sentence
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Any foe struck by them will be lit aflame, suffering rapid damage over time—if the flames don't kill them outright, it usually only takes one hit to kill them afterwards.
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Over time the regulars have put a number of unofficial rules in place to keep the game from becoming too easy or devolving into a spamfest.Shortly afterwards some of the regulars started using the thread for their ongoing Roleplay.
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The myth of refreshing a frostbitten patient with a dose of brandy got debunked over time — alcohol causes vasodilation and a quick boost of warmness to the extremities of the body, but shortly afterwards the human cools himself or herself even quicker and hypothermia ensues.
Source: Heal It with Booze
Cite this Source
Over time and Afterwards. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterwards/over_time
Afterwards & Over time. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterwards/over_time>.
Over time or Afterwards. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterwards/over_time.
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