Definitions
- Referring to an event that occurs after another event in a sequence. - Describing a cause-and-effect relationship between two events. - Talking about a logical or chronological progression of events.
- Referring to an event that occurs after another event in time. - Describing a temporal relationship between two events. - Talking about a subsequent action or occurrence.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to events that occur after another event.
- 2Both words indicate a temporal relationship between two events.
- 3Both words can be used to describe a sequence of events.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Subsequently is more commonly used in formal writing, while afterwards is more common in informal speech.
- 2Cause-and-effect: Subsequently implies a cause-and-effect relationship between two events, while afterwards does not necessarily imply causation.
- 3Chronology: Subsequently emphasizes the chronological order of events, while afterwards emphasizes the temporal relationship between events.
- 4Position: Subsequently is often used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a subsequent event, while afterwards is often used at the end of a sentence to indicate a subsequent action.
- 5Adverb vs. preposition: Subsequently is an adverb, while afterwards can function as both an adverb and a preposition.
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Remember this!
Subsequently and afterwards are synonyms that both refer to events that occur after another event. However, subsequently emphasizes the cause-and-effect relationship between events and is more commonly used in formal writing, while afterwards emphasizes the temporal relationship between events and is more common in informal speech.
