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later

[lei-ter] / ˈlɛɪ tər /
ADJECTIVE
coming after
Synonyms
STRONGEST
next
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

Example Sentences

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Four years later, Vachon approached Nick, who was working as general manager of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Dhillon ran for statewide office as a Republican and lost badly, and later became the chair of the San Francisco Republican Party.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Iran later issued a warning about antiship mines in the main channel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Joshua, 36, beat YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in December, before suffering a tragic car crash in Nigeria later in the month which claimed the lives of his two friends.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Sooner or later that wretched dog always came back.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo