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post hoc

[pohst hohk, pohst hok] / ˈpoʊst ˈhoʊk, ˈpoʊst ˈhɒk /
ADVERB
afterward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afterwards eventually late later next soon then thereafter
STRONG
after subsequently
WEAK
another time behind ensuingly intra latterly thereon ultimately
Antonyms
STRONGEST
earlier
WEAK
beforehand previously
ADVERB
afterward/afterwards
Synonyms
WEAK
a while later after another time at a later time behind by and by ensuingly eventually in a while intra late later latterly next on the next day soon subsequently then thereafter thereon ultimately
Antonyms
WEAK
beforehand

Example Sentences

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An agency’s justifications for its actions can’t be post hoc or pretextual.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Mr. Buruma resists glib post hoc censure, acknowledging that German civilians “lived in constant fear of their own government.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Indeed, it was only after Wickstrom directly raised his illegal termination with Bosco that Bosco attempted an investigation to come up with a post hoc justification for Wickstrom’s termination.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

Another security factor could come from improving post hoc detectors that look for inadvertent artifacts of AI generation.

From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2023

Asserting that De Soto’s visit caused the subsequent collapse of the Caddo and Coosa may be only the old logical fallacy of post hoc ergo propter hoc.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.