Following and Maiden

Following

Following adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.

Maiden is an antonym for following.

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

Maiden

Maiden adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage

Following is an antonym for maiden.

Nearby Words: maid, maidenly, maidenhood

How words are described

current current following current maiden
fair fair following fair maiden
real real following real maiden
titular titular following titular maiden

Both words in one sentence

  • Pinball / Iron Maiden The Iron Maiden pinball demonstrates the following tropes: Boyish Short Hair: Seen on the woman in the backglass.
  • Rozen Maiden, whose anime Overtook the Manga and whose manga tragically ended with a Deus ex Machina (and an apology) following a dispute between the producers and the publishers.
    Source: Cut Short
  • Fan Fic / Starbound The following are archived in Charahub, having yet to appear in the story itself: Maria was named after the author's sister and paternal aunt, both named Marie, and her last name is his own middle name and his mother's maiden name.
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