Antonyms for afterwardsaf·ter·wards

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1. afterwardsadverb

   Antonyms:
   beforehand

   Synonyms:
   afterward

2. afterwardsadverb

   At a later or succeeding time.

   Synonyms:
   afterward

   Antonyms:
   beforehand

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1. subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later onadverb

   happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

   "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that"

   Synonyms:
   after, subsequently, by and by, later, afterward, later on

How to use afterwards in a sentence?

1. Walter Bagehot:

   The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

2. Robert Schapiro:

   There is nothing under our law that compels a rabbi, minister or pastor of any kind to perform a marriage that that person doesn’t want to perform, that was the law before the Supreme Court decision. And that remains the law afterwards.

3. Officer Brian Warner:

   Her reaction was absolutely the best, it was genuine, and she had us smiling and laughing for a good hour afterwards, and I’ve probably watched the video myself 50 times just laughing… and that’s one of the great things with police work you get to meet people like that on a daily basis, and it makes the job worth it.

4. Van Der Beek:

   I didn’t move here to try to recreate California, I moved her because I really like Texas so therefore, I’m very hesitant to speak ill of anybody who was here before I was, however f*** fire ants, i hope they get stung in their eye by other fire ants and I hope they have to deal with the itching and the pain and the little pusy boils that come afterwards.

5. Amanda Vaughn:

   The fact that the committee afterwards is still trying to get information that it's entitled to... it doesn't provide any evidence of what the clear-cut choice was at the charged time.

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