What does Afterthought mean?

Definitions for Afterthought
ˈæf tərˌθɔt, ˈɑf-af·ter·thought

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reconsideration, second thought, afterthought, rethinknoun

    thinking again about a choice previously made

    "he had second thoughts about his purchase"

  2. afterthoughtnoun

    an addition that was not included in the original plan

    "the garage was an afterthought"

GCIDE

  1. Afterthoughtnoun

    an action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; -- as, to do something as an afterthought.

  2. Afterthoughtnoun

    a feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its original design.

Wiktionary

  1. afterthoughtnoun

    A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.

    She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.

  2. afterthoughtnoun

    Something additional to the original plan or concept.

    This whole remodeling was an afterthought, we were only going to paint and call it good.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Afterthoughtnoun

    Reflections after the act; expedients formed too late. It is not properly to be used for secondthought.

    Etymology: from after and thought.

    Expence, and afterthought, and idle care,
    And doubts of motely hue, and dark despair;
    Suspicions, and fantastical surmise,
    And jealousy suffus’d with jaundice in her eyes,
    Discolouring all she view’d, in tawny dress’d,
    Downlook’d, and with a cuckow on her fist. John Dryden, Fables.

ChatGPT

  1. afterthought

    An afterthought is a thought, idea, or consideration that occurs later, after the main action or event, often as a reaction or reconsideration. It is something that was not included in the original planning or discussion and is only realized or considered afterwards.

  2. afterthought

    An afterthought is a later or secondary thought, idea, or realization that occurs after an initial decision, statement, or action. It is often used to describe an additional suggestion, comment, or need that wasn't considered or may have been overlooked in the original planning or discussion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Afterthoughtnoun

    reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Afterthought

    aft′ėr-thawt, n. thought or reflection after an action: a later thought.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. AFTERTHOUGHT

    A tardy sense of prudence that prompts one to try to shut his mouth about the time he has put his foot in it.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Afterthought in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Afterthought in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Afterthought in a Sentence

  1. Sebastian Siemiatkowski:

    The history is that the company was very B2b and consumers were an afterthought, in the last two to three years we started realising that and started shifting. I had not been happy with the pace of that shift but am very confident with how fast we are moving now.

  2. Alice Wu:

    I take a character who in a million years would never think she'd be the main character in a movie... but here I make her front and center. I think that's her emotional journey, as she goes from being like an afterthought in the school to being the main character -- like, really owning it in her life, i think that's probably true for a lot of us... we might think about ourselves a lot and we're self-absorbed, but we don't always see ourselves as the main characters in our life.

  3. Natasha Kennedy:

    It's huge because it means that for the first time... governments and donors must include people with disability as a principle of global development and not as an afterthought.

  4. Jim Sisco:

    Nike is a global icon, which provides protection from the numerous scandals that have occurred during Mark's tenure, john's experience at eBay and PayPal illustrate that Nike's focus is on increasing profits by integrating digital marketing and other technologies into their operations. Improving their corporate culture is an afterthought, which only comes up when an incident like the Salazar crisis occurs... John was brought in to help Nike thrive in this new environment, which shows no signs of slowing.

  5. Mike Christensen:

    Water was always an afterthought for producers, now it's a business plan in itself.

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