After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.
Source: tatoeba (1396)
After
/ˈɑːftə/
Synonyms for "after" (132 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (39)
beyondbyby and byby reason ofby virtue ofcadetconformable tocongruent withconsecutiveconsideringconsistent withdue toensuingex post factofollowingforfromhindhinderhindermost
Preposition(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
following studyfollowing value
Related words (66)
in step within the aftermathin the rearin the sequelin uniformity within view ofin virtue ofinfrajuniorlastlaterlater thanlatterlylinealnexton account ofon the lookout forout foroutsideowing to
Show 30 more words
pastperposteriorposternproperproper topuisnerearrearmostrearwardretralretrogradesequentsincesubsequentsubsequent tosubsequentlysucceedingsuccessivesuitable fortailthanks tothenthereafterthereonthereupontherewithuniform withwithoutyounger
Adverb(4 words)
Preposition(8 words)
Noun(1 words)
past passive
Preposition(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
spanish past
Verb(1 words)
stay after class
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: abaft, accommodated to, according to, adapted, adapted to.
- Sentence evidence is available for after, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, wordnet, opengloss, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "after".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "after"
Keep "after" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "after" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "after", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "after" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesadverb of timeconjunctiondiscourse markermotion toward goalpursuit relationsequence relationsubordinatortime relation
More specific
10 entriesafter allin the endlaterlater eventpursuitquestsequence markersubsequent eventsubsequentlytemporal conjunction
Collocations
11 entriesafter allafter classafter dinnerafter lunchafter schoolafter thatafter the factafter the lessonafter the testimmediately afterright after
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
125 translations across 90 languages.
Abkhaz
1 entries- уашҭан prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Afrikaans
1 entries- na prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Albanian
1 entries- pas prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Amharic
1 entries- በኋላ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μετά prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Arabic
4 entries- بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- بَعْدَ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- مور prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Armenian
1 entries- հետո prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Aromanian
4 entries- dipu prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- dipã prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- dupu prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- dupã prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Baluchi
1 entries- بعد چہ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Belarusian
2 entries- пасля́ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- по́сле prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Bengali
1 entries- পরে prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Bulgarian
2 entries- подир prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- след prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Catalan
3 entries- acabat de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- després de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- en acabat de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Central Kurdish
3 entries- دوای ئەوە prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- دوایی prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- پاش ئەوە prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- ...以後 /...以后 prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Cornish
1 entries- wosa prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Czech
1 entries- po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Danish
1 entries- efter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Dutch
2 entries- na prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- over prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Esperanto
1 entries- post prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Estonian
1 entries- pärast prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Finnish
2 entries- jälkeen prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- yli prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
French
1 entries- après prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Friulian
1 entries- daspò prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Galician
1 entries- despois de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
German
1 entries- nach prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Greek
1 entries- μετά prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- apre prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Hebrew
2 entries- אחרי prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- לאחר prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Hindi
1 entries- ... के बाद prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Hungarian
1 entries- után prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Icelandic
1 entries- eftir prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Ido
1 entries- pos prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Indonesian
1 entries- setelah prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Ingrian
2 entries- perrää prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- peräst prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Interlingua
2 entries- depois prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- post prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Irish
2 entries- i ndiaidh prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- tar éis prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Italian
2 entries- dopo prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- seguente prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Japanese
1 entries- 後に prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Kannada
1 entries- ಬಳಿಕ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Korean
1 entries- 다음에 prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Lao
1 entries- ຫລັງຈາກ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Latin
2 entries- post prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- secundum prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Louisiana Creole
1 entries- apré prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- pó prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Macanese
1 entries- cavâ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Macedonian
2 entries- по prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- после prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Malay
1 entries- selepas prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Malayalam
2 entries- കഴിഞ്ഞ് prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- ശേഷം prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Maltese
1 entries- wara prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Marathi
1 entries- नंतर prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Mòcheno
1 entries- no prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Neapolitan
1 entries- aroppo prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Norman
1 entries- oprès prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Northern Sami
1 entries- maŋŋá prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Norwegian
1 entries- etter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Odia
1 entries- ପରେ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Old Frisian
1 entries- ni prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Old Norse
1 entries- at prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Old Prussian
1 entries- pa prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Persian
4 entries- بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- بعد از prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- در پی prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- پس از prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Polabian
1 entries- pü prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Polish
1 entries- po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Portuguese
1 entries- depois de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Proto-Norse
1 entries- ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Punjabi
1 entries- مَگروں prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Romanian
2 entries- după prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- peste prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Russian
1 entries- по́сле prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Scots
2 entries- efter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- eftir prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- an dèidh prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- seach prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pȍsle prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- pȍslije prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- по̏сле prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- по̏слије prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Slovak
1 entries- po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Slovene
1 entries- po prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Spanish
3 entries- después de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- en pos de prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- tras prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Swedish
1 entries- efter prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Tamil
1 entries- பிறகு prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Thai
1 entries- หลัง prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- bihain prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Tongan
1 entries- hili prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Turkish
1 entries- sonra prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Ukrainian
1 entries- пі́сля prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Urdu
3 entries- ... کے بعد prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- بعد از prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
- پھر prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sau prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Walloon
1 entries- après prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Welsh
1 entries- ar ôl prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
West-Frisian
1 entries- nei prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Yaghnobi
1 entries- бад prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Yakut
1 entries- кэлин prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Yiddish
1 entries- נאָך prep (subsequently; following in time; later than)
Sample sentences
57 total sentences available.
Pull into shape after washing.
Source: tatoeba (1573)
Even now, many years after the Cold War, there is still much rancor between the Russians and the Germans, especially in areas once occupied by the Soviet Union.
Source: tatoeba (1968)
On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.
Source: tatoeba (2269)
Showing 4 of 57 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "after"?
Closest matches include abaft, accommodated to, according to, adapted, adapted to.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "after"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.