Afterwards vs Hindsight - What's the difference?
afterwards | hindsight |
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham
, work=BBC Sport
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards , first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}} Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred
The rear sight of a firearm
As an adverb afterwards
is (temporal location) at a later or succeeding time.As a noun hindsight is
realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.afterwards
English
Adverb
(-)citation, page= , passage=Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards , first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}}
Synonyms
* afterwardAntonyms
* beforehandhindsight
English
(split)Noun
(-)- When you read "
Seven Little Rabbits
" at age 6 and read it again 15 years later, the hindsight you've developed in the time between will make you look at and think of the book much differently than you did the first time!