subsequent
Plural: subsequents
Adjective
- following in time or order
- "subsequent developments"
Adj
- Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
- Following in order of place; succeeding.
- Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded.
Noun
- A subsequent stream or faultline.
Examples
- Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French subséquent, from Latin subsequentis, form of subsequēns, present participle of
subsequor (“I follow, I succeed”).
Synonyms
following, next, subsequent, succeeding, successor, ulterior
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 21
subsequent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsubsequent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subsequent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 25
subsequent: valid Words With Friends Word