subsequently

adverb

sub·​se·​quent·​ly ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē 

-kwənt-

: at a later or subsequent time

comments that were subsequently shown to be inaccurate

By denying him a hearing beforehand, a jury subsequently ruled, prison officials had violated his right to due process.

—David Margol

If we go back in history, we come to artists who in their time were as fashionable and acclaimed as Warhol was in his time but who subsequently went through periods of total oblivion.

—Andre Emmerich

Synonyms of subsequently

• later
• thereafter
• afterward
• after

Examples of subsequently in a Sentence

subsequently found the missing glove

Recent Examples on the Web

The armed immigration agent then shoots Melanie in response, and his partner subsequently dies. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

The pieces were subsequently forfeited and will be auctioned off without reserve. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026

That ruling was subsequently overturned and Pacciani died in 1998 from a heart attack, at the age of 73, before he could be retried. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Rodriguez Melendez pleaded guilty in June 2025 and subsequently received a sentence of one year of probation. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above