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Hereafter

/hɪəˈɹɑːftə/

A future existence or state.

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📖 Definitions of "Hereafter"

noun

1
A future existence or state.
2
Existence after death.

adjective

1
Future.

adverb

1
In time to come; in some future time or state.
2
From now on.
3
Sequentially after this point (in time, in the writing constituting a document, in the movement along a path, etc.)

🔄 Synonyms of "Hereafter"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
futurenoun	The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
futuritynoun	The future.
hereinafter	In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
afterlifenoun	A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
time to comenoun	In the future; in the foreseeable future.

↔️ Antonyms of "Hereafter"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
attirenoun	(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
yorenoun	(poetic) A time long past.
pastnoun	The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
prinkverb	To dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up.
yesteryearnoun	(poetic) Past years; time gone by; yore.
rig outverb	(idiomatic, transitive) to provide with equipment or gear
get upverb	To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.
deck outverb	(transitive) To decorate (something).
dress upverb	(intransitive) To put on special or fancy clothes.
overdressnoun	To wear too many clothes for a particular occasion.
gussy upverb	(informal, transitive) To make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.
trick outverb	(informal, transitive, of a person or thing) To dress or decorate in an especially fancy, elaborate, or excessive manner.
trick upverb	(transitive, golf) To add tricks to a course or hole, including hazards in full golf and barriers in minigolf.
tog outverb	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
deck upverb	(intransitive) To dress up; to deck out or gussy up oneself; to decorate.
fancy upverb	To make more stylish, neat, or extravagant
fig outverb	To dress up (put on elegant clothes)
past times	a United Kingdom high street retailer, specialising in gifts and retro style goods.
fig upverb	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
tog upverb	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hereafter"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hereinafter	In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this
futurenoun	The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.
futuritynoun	The future.
afterlifenoun	A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
time to comenoun	In the future; in the foreseeable future.
later	Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
subsequently	Following, afterwards in either time or place.
thereafter	After that, from then on; thenceforth.
herewith	with this; especially, with this letter or communication
hereunder	Under this (within the document being read).
herein	In this; within this content, context, or thing.
now	At the present time.
henceforth	(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
posteriorly	Behind (in position).
followingnoun	Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
beyond	Farther along or away.
infra	(law) Discussed later.
below	In or to a lower place.
hell	(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, sometimes vulgar) Very; used to emphasize strongly.
henceforward	from now on; from this time on