Afterwards
Afterwards adverb - Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.
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Synonyms for Afterwards
Succeeding and afterwards are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Succeeding" instead the word "Afterwards" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Word: afterward
Succeeding
Succeeding adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Afterwards and succeeding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afterwards" instead the word "Succeeding" as an adverb or an adjective.
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Related pairs
- following and afterwards
- following and succeeding
- in order and afterwards
- in order and succeeding
- later and afterwards
- later and succeeding
- infra and afterwards
- infra and succeeding
- subsequently and afterwards
- subsequently and succeeding
- after and afterwards
- after and succeeding
- next and afterwards
- next and succeeding
Both words in one sentence
- Shortly afterwards, he comes back to take revenge on Luffy, and the only thing that keeps him from succeeding is being struck by lightning.
- After that, everybody got into the act in Tekken 4 and every succeeding game afterwards.
Source: Suddenly Voiced -
Though Keller arguably feels guilty afterwards, he spends the rest of the series trying to make it up to Beecher, both failing and succeeding at various points.
Source: Love Hurts
Cite this Source
Succeeding and Afterwards. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterwards/succeeding
Afterwards & Succeeding. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterwards/succeeding>.
Succeeding or Afterwards. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afterwards/succeeding.
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