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Eventual vs Subsequent - What's the difference?

eventual | subsequent |

As adjectives the difference between eventual and subsequent

is that eventual is pertaining to events while subsequent is following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.

eventual

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to events.
  • Inevitable.

    • 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