following

[fol-oh-ing] / ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

happening, being next or after

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive

STRONG

attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing

WEAK

a while later after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

NOUN

persons of an interest or belief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audience

STRONG

adherents circle clientage clientele cortege coterie dependents entourage fans group groupies hangers-on patronage patrons public retinue rout suite support supporters train

Antonyms

STRONG

opposition

WEAK

disbelievers

Example Sentences

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The MPs committee also wants the NHS to start recording data on complications after cosmetic surgery carried abroad, amid reports of people receiving emergency care following botched treatment in other countries.

From BBC

That sparked a disagreement between the players on the pitch, following which Vinicius and Prestianni were seen interacting on the halfway line.

From BBC

Many imagined that Jackson’s march and Education Secretary William Bennett’s Stanford speech the following year epitomized America’s culture wars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stories of what happened following King’s death are not entirely corroborated, but Jackson claimed to have run back up to the balcony and held King as he was dying.

From Salon

Guthrie was last seen on the evening of 31 January, when a family member dropped her off at her home following a get-together at her daughter Annie Guthrie's house.

From BBC

following

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