then

[then] / ðɛn /

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ADVERB

before; at another time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again formerly later next suddenly

WEAK

all at once anon at that instant at that moment at that point at that time before long on that occasion soon after thereupon when years ago

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

ADVERB

therefore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

so thus

WEAK

accordingly consequently ergo from that time from then on from there on hence thence thenceforth thereupon whence

Example Sentences

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then

Anthropic could then beat OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, to market.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

They were then given Roseburia species once a week for 8 weeks.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

“And if I’m out, then I think a lot of other people are out.”

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

That was not the great threat to Black people in the South by then.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

We shake hands, and then he turns to Grandma and says, “I see she got your good looks.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold