HEREAFTERS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hereafters

noun

plural of hereafter

as in futurities

time that is to come apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter

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as in immortalities

unending existence after death hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter

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Noun

The long-term futures of his fellow midfielders Edson Alvarez, 28, and Soungoutou Magassa, 22, are unclear.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The price of benchmark natural gas futures traded near their highest levels since the start of the Iran war this week, and almost twice as high as the same time last year.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of futures

Noun

Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of tomorrows

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hereafters

here and now

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