Formerly and Thereafter

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Formerly

Formerly adverb - At an earlier or previous time.
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Thereafter is an antonym for formerly.
Nearby Word: former

Thereafter

Thereafter adverb - Following in time or place.
Usage example: gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter
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Formerly is an antonym for thereafter.
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  • Cool Sword The dragon's blood bestows magical power on his formerly mundane weapon, which is known thereafter as Wyrmslayer.
    Source: Cool Sword
  • Useful Notes / Tsarist Russia He also defeated the Swedish Empire in a long and hard war in order to seize the eastern Baltic coast and thereafter had the new capital of Saint Petersburg built almost from scratch on the formerly Swedish town Nyenskans.
    Source: Useful Notes / Tsarist Russia
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Thereafter and Formerly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/formerly/thereafter
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