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after all

ADVERB
eventually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
finally in the course of time one day someday sooner or later ultimately
WEAK
at last at the end of the day hereafter in future in the end in the long run sometime when all is said and done
Antonyms
STRONGEST
never
ADVERB
finally
Synonyms
STRONGEST
already belatedly eventually someday sooner or later subsequently ultimately
STRONG
lastly
WEAK
after a while as a sequel at last at length at long last at the eleventh hour at the end at the last moment despite delay in conclusion in spite of all in the eleventh hour in the long run sometime tardily
Antonyms
STRONGEST
never
WEAK
doubtfully dubiously inconclusively
ADVERB
however
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding still yet
STRONG
all the same be that as it may but despite for all that in spite of that just the same regardless
WEAK
anyhow howbeit on the other hand per contra though withal without regard to
ADVERB
lastly
Synonyms
STRONG
finally last
WEAK
after at last behind in conclusion to conclude ultimately
Antonyms
WEAK
firstly
ADVERB
lastly/last
Synonyms
WEAK
after all in all at last at the end behind bringing up rear finally in conclusion in the rear to conclude to sum up ultimately
Antonyms
WEAK
firstly/first
ADVERB
nevertheless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
still though yet
STRONG
nonetheless notwithstanding withal
WEAK
although but even so even though howbeit not the less regardless still and all
ADVERB
once and for all
Synonyms
WEAK
at last at long last at the end conclusively in conclusion in the end it's about time sooner or later
ADVERB
still and all
Synonyms
WEAK
all the same be that as it may besides but even for all that furthermore howbeit however nevertheless nonetheless notwithstanding though withal yet
ADVERB
though
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nevertheless still
WEAK
all the same for all that howbeit nonetheless notwithstanding still and all withal
ADVERB
ultimately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basically conclusively finally someday sooner or later
WEAK
after a while as a conclusion at last at long last at the close by and by climactically fundamentally hereafter in conclusion in consummation in due time in future in the end in the sequel presently sequentially sometime somewhere
Antonyms
WEAK
never
CONJUNCTION
still
Synonyms
STRONGEST
even so nevertheless nonetheless regardless yet
STRONG
however notwithstanding
WEAK
but despite the fact howbeit still and all
PREPOSITION
notwithstanding
Synonyms
STRONG
nevertheless nonetheless withal
WEAK
against at any rate but despite for all that howbeit in any case in any event in spite of on the other hand regardless of though to the contrary
PREPOSITION
since
Synonyms
WEAK
as by reason of considering for forasmuch as in consideration of in view of inasmuch as insomuch as on account of seeing that

Example Sentences

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They were the cause, after all, of the sector’s weak performance at the start of the year.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The easiest option isn’t the best one, after all.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

She does, after all, do precise procedures on camera for the Lifetime audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Such a process often begins with a plan; after all, if career and ambition are central to your existence, replacing them with nothing isn’t going to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I was exhausted even though we’d probably traveled only two miles after all of Nothing’s walking in the wrong direction, and my whole body was still stiff and sore from my fall.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff