later

[lei-ter] / ˈlɛɪ tər /

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All (2) Adjective (1) Adverb (1)

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coming after adj.
happening after adv.

ADJECTIVE

coming after

Synonyms

STRONGEST

WEAK

downstream ensuing following more recent posterior postliminary proximate subsequent subsequential succeeding ulterior

Antonyms

WEAK

before earlier

ADVERB

happening after

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterward again next subsequently thereafter

STRONG

after

WEAK

at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in a while in time infra later on latterly more recent succeeding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

WEAK

before

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While global energy prices fell in early July on hopes for a ceasefire, they picked up again later in the month amid heightened tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Samarth initially could not be located but later surrendered to police.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Hours later, Seoul's military said the drills would wrap up on Friday, not on August 27 as originally planned.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

But when Madkaur later came across Hagisufi while swiping through the dating site Plenty of Fish, he reconsidered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“If this is how mad you are five years later, how angry were you back then? What happened between you two?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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