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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

Example Sentences

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Alcatraz was originally a naval defence fort, before being converted first to a military prison and then to a federal prison in the 1930s after being taken over by the Department of Justice.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Teens can then manage small amounts for specific spending categories, such as back-to-school clothes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Every golfer knows the feeling: a solid swing, a hopeful flight, and then the soft thud as the ball disappears into a bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The researchers then altered the signals astrocytes send to nearby neurons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Maybe then she’d be up for more than silently staring at a screen.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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