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afterthought

/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/

/ˈæftərθɔt/

afterthoughtnoun

afterthoughts

/ˈɑːftəθɔːt/

/ˈæftərθɔt/

Translations

задняя мысль

Adding the extra room was just an afterthought.

Добавление дополнительной комнаты было просто задней мыслью.

дополнение

The dessert seemed like an afterthought to the meal.

Десерт казался дополнением к обеду.

Additional translations

второстепенное соображение

поздняя мысль

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

reconsideration

secondary thought

subsequent thought

reflection

aftereffect

afterthoughtadjective

/ˈɑːf.tə.θɔːt/

/ˈæf.tɚ.θɔt/

Used attributively before nouns to describe something added later or supplementary.

Definitions

Added or introduced later; supplementary to what already exists or was planned.

They offered an afterthought apology once the damage was done.

Synonyms

post hoc

ad hoc