SUBSEQUENT Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

subsequent

adjective

ˈsəb-si-kwənt

Definition of subsequent

as in ensuing

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else I'll do the first problem as an example, but all subsequent efforts must be done on your own

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Recent Examples of subsequent After receiving credits, the customer said a subsequent box also arrived missing meals, prompting them to cancel their subscription. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 The landslide and subsequent flood wave have left a path of destruction in Nepal's Rasuwa municipality, home to several hydropower projects and at least one border crossing point approximately 13 miles downstream. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 The inaugural Ig Nobel Prize ceremony honored three fictitious achievers; all recipients in subsequent years (barring a 1994 award based on inaccurate reporting) have been real people. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026 Each subsequent generation has seen a new outflow of Italians from the neighborhood as children trade in their family apartments and businesses for bigger houses and paychecks elsewhere. — Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequent

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later

Adjective

But others indicate machinist Matthew Maguire, later secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, New Jersey, first proposed the holiday, also in 1882.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Navarrete’s other two virtual hearings of the morning ended similarly, with the client ordered back at a later date.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026