Initial and Subsequent

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Initial

Initial adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Usage example: you've resolved my initial complaint, but now I have a new question
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Subsequent is an antonym for initial.
Nearby Words: initiate, initiation, initialing, initialed, initialize

Subsequent

Subsequent adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.
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Initial is an antonym for subsequent.
Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence
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  • Defeat Means Friendship: After an initial fight during the Lelcar conscripted boys Rescue Arc, and a subsequent one-on-one duel, she joins the Prince.
    Source: Characters / Suikoden V
  • Tragic Bigot Try to find a single person in the initial series or the subsequent comics who hates firebenders and isn't this trope.
    Source: Tragic Bigot
  • Just For Fun / Sugar Rush Speedway The game was ridiculously hard, especially with the subsequent run-throughs that significantly up the number of enemies compared to the initial run.
    Source: Just For Fun / Sugar Rush Speedway
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