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Downstream vs Subsequent - What's the difference?

downstream | subsequent |

As adjectives the difference between downstream and subsequent

is that downstream is lower down, in relation to a river or stream while subsequent is subsequent.

As an adverb downstream

is following the path of a river or stream.

downstream

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lower down, in relation to a river or stream
    • She lives downstream from the dam.
  • (computing) in the direction from the server to the client
  • (lb) towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule

    • Antonyms

    * upstream

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Following the path of a river or stream
    • We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

    Antonyms

    * upstream

    subsequent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
    • Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China.
  • Following in order of place; succeeding.

    • Derived terms

    * subsequently

    Related terms

    * consequent