Definitions

in the wake of

ADJECTIVE

back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backward

STRONG

behind final following hind posterior rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern back of hindmost rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

WEAK

future

ADJECTIVE

following

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 later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

ADJECTIVE

hind

Synonyms

STRONG

behind final following posterior postern rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern back of backward hindmost rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

Example Sentences

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Fujitsu is "not a parasite" for continuing to profit from government contracts in the wake of the Post Office Horizon scandal, its boss told MPs.

From BBC

More than 2,000 people were arrested during protests in the wake of the 2024 presidential election.

From BBC

And the markets behaved just as contrarians expected in the wake of last year’s sentiment extremes.

From MarketWatch

But Wilcox knows quiet is not a word associated with the club and, in the wake of Amorim's exit and the search for a successor, he is in the spotlight.

From BBC

Pfizer, meanwhile, remains a perennial disappointment to investors ever since it crashed in the wake of falling Covid-19 revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal

in the wake of

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