Definitions

then

[then] / ðɛn /

ADVERB

before; at another time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again formerly later next suddenly

WEAK

all at once anon at that instant at that moment at that point at that time before long on that occasion soon after thereupon when years ago

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

ADVERB

therefore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

so thus

WEAK

accordingly consequently ergo from that time from then on from there on hence thence thenceforth thereupon whence

Example Sentences

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Then, with a mad flourish, he put his hands to his eyes as if looking through binoculars.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Then it dumped its positions in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged demand for air travel, selling at a loss—just before airline shares began to recover later that year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Then comes the pico de gallo, which may be one of the most underrated grocery-store shortcuts of all time: tomatoes, onion, cilantro and jalapeños already chopped and ready to collapse into something savory.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Then I started thinking about summer imagery: ‘Folks get down in the sunshine, folks get brown in the sunshine, just bees and things and flowers.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Then he questions the people at the picnic tables.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

then

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