Home › Words › A › aftercomeaftercomeaftercome means A subsequent result; consequence.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, aftercome ranks #7,706 of 42,791 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom after- + come. Compare Scots eftercum (“aftercome”).nounA subsequent result; consequence.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aftercoming 89% match — A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome. vs aftercome →aftercast 76% match — A consequence or result. vs aftercome →aftercomer 75% match — One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity. vs aftercome →afterhaps 72% match — subsequent happenings. vs aftercome →afterevent 71% match — An event that follows something; a subsequent or later event. vs aftercome →aftercourse 70% match — The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course. vs aftercome →aftermath 69% match — That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. vs aftercome →afterage 69% match — An age occurring afterwards; a later era. vs aftercome →