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

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DEL MAR — Umberto Rispoli waited nearly 11 months to ride Journalism again and then, well, let track announcer Larry Collmus describe it:

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

But if it doesn't quell - then you wonder what impact that may have on the FA's thinking.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“If people want to go to church, then they should go to church…And if they want to go shopping, then they should do that, too.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Including your horse starting to move forward just before the gate opens, then hitting the side of the stall and spotting the field several lengths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

“If it’s not a power, then what is it?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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