Subsequent

How it is used

A formal alternative to later or next: subsequent studies, subsequent chapters, subsequent analysis. The adverb subsequently is common in methods: 'Participants were subsequently interviewed.' Use 'subsequent to' (meaning after) sparingly.

Example sentences

1. Subsequent studies failed to replicate the original effect.

2. The model is tested in the subsequent chapter.

Common collocations

• subsequent studies
• subsequent chapters
• subsequent analysis
• subsequently interviewed

Related terms

• respectivelyIn the same order as the things just mentioned; used to match two lists of items without repeating each pair.
• furthermoreA formal linking word used to add another point that supports or extends what has just been said.
• longitudinal studyA study that collects data from the same people or cases repeatedly over a long period in order to observe change.
• signpostingWords and phrases that tell readers or listeners how a text or talk is organized and where the argument is going next.

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