Home › Words › A › afterwaveafterwaveafterwave means A wave (in literal and figurative senses) that follows something.EtymologyFrom after- + wave.nounA wave (in literal and figurative senses) that follows something.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.counterwave 66% match — A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave. vs afterwave →aftersense 63% match — A perception that follows an experience; a subsequent sense. vs afterwave →afterpulse 62% match — A pulse (of energy) that follows some other event vs afterwave →aftereffect 62% match — Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested. vs afterwave →aftersound 62% match — A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound. vs afterwave →afterevent 62% match — An event that follows something; a subsequent or later event. vs afterwave →aftercoming 61% match — A following state, sequel, consequence, or result; an aftercome. vs afterwave →wavebreak 61% match — The breaking of a wave (instance of wavebreaking) vs afterwave →