Basic Details
Word: Subsequent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Coming after something else in time or order; following.
Synonyms: following, later, succeeding, next
Antonyms: previous, earlier, prior
How to Spell Subsequent
Syllables: sub - se - quent
Tricky part: Two e's: sub-SE-qu-ENT. Students write subsiquent or subsequant because both vowels sound weak.
Watch out for: subsiquent, subsequant, subsaquent
Memory tip: Look for sequence inside it: sub + seque + nt. Things that are subsequent come later in the sequence, and sequence has the same e's.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The first test was hard, but subsequent tests felt easier.
Example 2: Heavy rain on Monday and on subsequent days flooded the low roads.
Example 3: Her speech in Class 6 and subsequent debates made her a confident speaker.
Fun Fact
Subsequent comes from the Latin subsequi, to follow close after; the sequ part is the same as in sequel, a story that follows another.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word subsequent as it is used in the sentence:
The first chapter was slow, but the subsequent chapters were full of action.
a) succeeding
b) following
c) previous
d) later
Show answer
c) previous. Following, later and succeeding mean coming after; previous means coming before.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to complete the word:
subs_qu_nt
a) a, e
b) e, e
c) e, a
d) i, e
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b) e, e. The word holds sequence inside it, so both gaps take e.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. consequense 2. freqent 3. subsequent 4. elloquent
a) happening often
b) a result of an action
c) coming after something else
d) speaking well and persuasively
Show answer
c) coming after something else. Consequence ends in ce, frequent needs its u, and eloquent has just one l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Subsequent events happen ____.
a) beforehand
b) at the same time
c) afterwards
d) never
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c) afterwards
2. Which phrase means the same as on subsequent visits?
a) on the first visit
b) on later visits
c) on earlier visits
d) on no visit
Show answer
b) on later visits
