Definitions

thereon

[thair-on, -awn] / ˌðɛərˈɒn, -ˈɔn /

ADVERB

afterward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afterwards eventually late later next soon then thereafter

STRONG

after subsequently

WEAK

another time behind ensuingly intra latterly post hoc 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 post hoc soon subsequently then thereafter ultimately

Antonyms

WEAK

beforehand

ADVERB

early

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly first promptly recently right away soon timely

STRONG

betimes

WEAK

at once freshly in a jiffy in an instant in no time instantaneously instantly newly presto primitively seasonably straightaway summarily thereupon without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

late

ADVERB

thereupon

Synonyms

WEAK

on that then therefore upon it upon that

Example Sentences

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Thereon hang a few of his vividly colorful paintings combining abstraction and scabrous cartoon imagery.

From New York Times • May 14, 2015

Thereon Squat the three witches, pond'ring a takeoff.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thereon the fatal clutch would have caught her anew; she would have been buried out of sight in some unknown convent, snuffed out in some dark In pace.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules

Thereon I suddenly released the handle, and our enemies found themselves so unexpectedly in possession, that they fell back one upon another, whilst I ran forth to the chaise.

From The Wayfarers by Snaith, J. C.

Thereon the man at the one end began muttering something, his voice rising ever louder as he rose to his feet, when it ended in a fearful yell as he stood erect.

From The Story of John G. Paton Or Thirty Years Among South Sea Cannibals by Paton, James

thereon

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