later

  • (r) happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    • he apologized subsequently
    • he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
    • it didn't happen until afterward
    • two hours after that
    after, afterward, afterwards, later on, subsequently,
  • (s) coming at a subsequent time or stage
    • without ulterior argument
    • the mood posterior to
    posterior, ulterior,
  • (r) at some eventual time in the future
    • By and by he'll understand
    • I'll see you later
    by and by,
  • (a) at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
    • the late phase of feudalism
    • a later symptom of the disease
    • later medical science could have saved the child
    late,
  • (r) comparative of the adverb "late"
    • he stayed later than you did

Synonyms

after afterward afterwards later on subsequently posterior ulterior by and by late

Antonyms

early

Words of close approximity

Lates latex
late lath lats
latch Lates latex lathe lathi Latin latke latte
lateral lateral cerebral sulcus lateral condyle lateral epicondyle lateral epicondylitis lateral geniculate lateral geniculate body lateral humeral epicondylitis lateralisation laterality lateralization lateralize lateral line lateral line organ laterally lateral pass lateral rectus lateral rectus muscle lateral thinking lateral ventricle Lateran Lateran Council Lateran Palace Lateran Treaty laterite later on