THENCEFORWARD Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

thenceforward

adverb

variants also thenceforwards

Definition of thenceforward

as in thereafter

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Adverb

Everyone the police arrest in New York City gets arraigned shortly thereafter in the criminal courts operating in the city’s five boroughs.

— Robert Gangi, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
But from there came the Fortner penalty, and soon thereafter the drive ended as Young was swallowed up for a third-down sack.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of thereafter

Adverb

The British radio station assured Ofcom that the files would henceforth be stored on an external hard drive.

— Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026
Sorry, but getting funny-man Simon Pegg to voice the Balrog (The Peggrog as he shall henceforth be known as) is not going to save this show from the depths of mediocrity its dug itself into.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of henceforth

Adverb

By accepting the prize, winner grants to Station the right to use the winner's name, voice, picture and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law).

— CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
There isn’t any sureness to the ground hereafter and no promise that a hoof will not land false somewhere and drop.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of hereafter

Adverb

Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.

— Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017

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