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subsequent

/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/adjective3 syllables

Subsequent means: following in time or order.

Synonyms for subsequent17

adjective, as in following in time or order

attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral, later, ulterior, posterior, succeeding

also used for subsequent

next, following, after, successor

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Opposites of subsequent

antecedent

What does subsequent mean?1

adjective

1

following in time or order“subsequent developments”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Subsequent in a sentence

  • I want quick action subsequent to the decision.unknown
  • Knowledge has been passed down to subsequent generation.Luornu
  • Readers formulate expectations as to what might be happening at subsequent stages of texts.unknown
  • The subsequent effects of the attack decimated the tourism industry there.handsomelyian
  • The shooting and subsequent trial attracted nationwide attention.CM
  • I can't remember the subsequent events.pengpau
  • Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability.The_World_Factbook
  • In physics, the Jeans instability causes the collapse of interstellar gas clouds and subsequent star formation.seregas

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