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 there are the complex logistics of moving a 250-foot-long plane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Then on Thursday, Khamenei will be buried at the Imam Reza Shrine, the mausoleum of Shia Islam's eighth imam and Iran's most important pilgrimage site, in Mashhad.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Then the heat wave arrived, and with it, two realizations.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Then Merrill hammered a fastball over the plate for a solo homer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Then I ask, “Grandma, what’s the deal with you and Dad? Why all the arguing?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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