Posthumous
Posthumous adjective - Occurring after one's death.
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Synonyms for Posthumous
Subsequent and posthumous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subsequent" instead an adjective "Posthumous".
Nearby Word: posthumously
Subsequent
Subsequent adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.
Posthumous and subsequent are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Posthumous" with "Subsequent", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence
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Posthumous Character: Big Walter, whose death and subsequent life-insurance settlement triggers the plot.
Source: Theatre / A Raisin in the Sun
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