Afterthought synonyms

ăf'tər-thôt'

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after-thought (related)
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review
(Law) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
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postscript
Additional information appended to the manuscript, as of a book or article.
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reconsideration
The act of reconsidering or something reconsidered
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red-tapeism
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second-thought
A change in thought about a matter after reconsidering it
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epilogue
The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.
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forethought (antonym)
Prudent thought for the future; foresight
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re-examination
(Law) Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.
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reappraisal
A new appraisal or evaluation.
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retardance
(Physics) The difference in phase shift between two characteristic polarizations of light upon reflection from an interface. Retardance can be reported in the Abelès or Mueller conventions. The retardance phase shift angle is often specified in degrees.
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revaluation
The process of altering the relative value of a currency or other standard of exchange.
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oxymoron (related)
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empty-gesture (related)
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sequel
(Narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
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rethink
The act of thinking again about something.
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Afterthought Sentence Examples

  • Betsy had referred it as an afterthought, suspecting the young girl was a runaway.

  • He was her world, but she'd been nothing more than an afterthought, strung along with promises for years.

  • These books were added, as an afterthought, to the original scheme; they were composed in the years 1136-1141.

  • Thus the mysterious hoard is all but lost sight of; no mention is made of the curse attached to it; and it is only as an afterthought that Siegfried (Sifrit) is described as its master.

  • But if this was not an afterthought, he must, on his own showing, stand accused of having carried out during long years a policy which he knew to be disastrous to his country, rather than risk the loss of the king's favour and of his place.

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