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- [af-ter-wurld, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌwɜrld, ˈɑf-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [af-ter-wurld, ahf-]
- /ˈæf tərˌwɜrld, ˈɑf-/
Definitions of afterworld word
- noun afterworld a world inhabited after death 3
- noun afterworld a world after this one; world supposedly existing after death 3
- noun afterworld the future world, especially the world after death. 1
- noun afterworld A world entered after death. 1
- noun afterworld A supposed world that is entered after death. 0
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Origin of afterworld
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; after + world
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Parts of speech for Afterworld
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
afterworld popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
afterworld usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for afterworld
noun afterworld
- nirvana — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- promised land — Heaven.
- immortality — immortal condition or quality; unending life.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- kingdom — a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
Antonyms for afterworld
noun afterworld
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
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