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afterthought

UK
/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/
US
/ˈæftərθɔt/

Translations

afterthoughtnoun
afterthoughts
pl
UK
/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/
US
/ˈæftərθɔt/
задняя мысль
Adding the extra room was just an afterthought.
Добавление дополнительной комнаты было просто задней мыслью.
The dessert seemed like an afterthought to the meal.
Десерт казался дополнением к обеду.
Additional translations
второстепенное соображение
поздняя мысль
Synonyms
reconsideration
secondary thought
subsequent thought
reflection
aftereffect
afterthoughtadjective
UK
/ˈɑːf.tə.θɔːt/
US
/ˈæf.tɚ.θɔt/
Used attributively before nouns to describe something added later or supplementary.
Synonyms
post hoc
after-the-fact
thoughtless
perfunctory
incidental
secondary
ad hoc
makeshift
tack-on
tacked-on
last-minute
late
belated

Definitions

afterthoughtnoun
An idea or plan that is thought of or added later, often as an addition to something that has already been completed.
The garden was an afterthought, added only after the house was built.
A comment, explanation, or detail that is added later to something that has already been said or written.
He mentioned, almost as an afterthought, that he would be leaving the company next month.
A person or thing regarded as of little importance or added at a late stage.
The youngest child often felt like an afterthought in the large family.
afterthoughtadjective
Added or introduced later; supplementary to what already exists or was planned.
They offered an afterthought apology once the damage was done.
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