Antonyms for come aftercome af·ter

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1. come after

   Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.

   Synonyms:
   accompany, attend, chase, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed

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1. • Result

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1. follow, come afterverb

   come after in time, as a result

   "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"

   Synonyms:
   take after, watch, watch over, fall out, stick with, keep up, be, comply, succeed, adopt, observe, play along, abide by, travel along, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, come, postdate, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, espouse, conform to, keep an eye on

2. succeed, come after, followverb

   be the successor (of)

   "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

   Synonyms:
   keep up, take after, adopt, watch over, comply, stick with, keep an eye on, deliver the goods, be, travel along, win, come, observe, play along, abide by, watch, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, fall out, postdate, bring home the bacon, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, come through, espouse, conform to, succeed

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. come after

   Antonyms:
   precede, antecede

   Synonyms:
   follow, succeed

How to use come after in a sentence?

1. Theodore Roosevelt:

   The Grand Canyon fills me with awe, you cannot improve on it. But what you can do is keep it for your children, your children's children and all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American should see.

2. Joanne Sonenshine:

   A huge amount of money went up in smoke. I can't catch up with that, you start to worry if you can make it. There's the fear of failure, the fear of letting your family down. What happens if I can't pay my taxes? Will the IRS come after me?

3. Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   The big changes will come after Sept. 15... and we'll bring the border under control step by step, we'll send in the police, then, if we get approval from parliament, we'll deploy the military.

4. Christopher Miles:

   If you come at Ron DeSantis directly, Ron DeSantis will come after you. Ron DeSantis has made that clear, it's almost like Disney gave Ron DeSantis a nice platform to run for president, and it was a good opportunity for Ron DeSantis to spike the football. If you draw DeSantis into a fight, he's going to go to the mat.

5. Steve McCurry:

   Some of the firemen were really upset, one wanted to come after us with a shovel.

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