Synonyms for later
Another word for later is posterior, ulterior or subsequent. Below are 12 synonyms across 4 senses.
1. adjective: coming at a subsequent time or stage
- posterior synonyms
- ulterior
- subsequent synonyms
2. adjective: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
- late synonyms
- advanced synonyms
- tardive
3. adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- after synonyms
- later on
- afterwards synonyms
- subsequently synonyms
- afterward synonyms
4. adverb: at some eventual time in the future
- by and by
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Questions people ask
What is another word for later?
You can say posterior, ulterior, subsequent, late or advanced instead of later. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "coming at a subsequent time or stage".
What is the opposite of later?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for later; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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