adjective · academic
subsequent
/ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/SUB·se·quent
Band 5-6task1task2speaking
coming after something in time; following
Examples
“Subsequent studies confirmed the initial hypothesis.”
“Traffic increased in the subsequent months after the opening.”
“In Task 2, use 'subsequent' to describe later effects or steps.”
Band 8 sentence
“Subsequent policy revisions addressed the shortcomings identified in the initial review.”
Collocations
- subsequent studies/years/decades
- subsequent events/developments
Word family
subsequently adverb
Common mistakes
use 'afterwards' only in academic writing→subsequently
Say it for a higher band
5later→6afterwards→7+subsequent
Synonyms
later
Easily confused
consequent
“Subsequent analysis revealed the trend.”
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