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UK
/ˈɑːftəθˌɔːt/
]
[ US /ˈæftɝˌθɑt, ˈæftɝˌθɔt/ ]
[ US /ˈæftɝˌθɑt, ˈæftɝˌθɔt/ ]
NOUN
-
thinking again about a choice previously made
he had second thoughts about his purchase -
an addition that was not included in the original plan
the garage was an afterthought
How To Use afterthought In A Sentence
- While a video screen adds a few visual puns, it seems almost an afterthought. Times, Sunday Times
- It seemed to have been shoehorned into the schedules as an afterthought.
- The basic, elegant design is already complete; modifying it to improve service will be an afterthought. Total Customer Service (The Ultimate Weapon)
- •If you've been following the fate of Men in Trees (ABC, 10 ET/PT), it won't surprise you to learn this now-canceled series — always an ABC afterthought — is being dropped into the network's summer schedule to complete its run. Critic's Corner Wednesday
- As an afterthought, the red-headed girl suddenly added, ‘Good gracious, that Adam Weatherly is such a coxcomb.’
- Summon one of the swiftest of the coria and have it wait in readiness," he added, as though by afterthought. The Moon Pool
- On National Public Radio a newscaster reads a report on the latest Palestinian-Israeli spat then hesitates - and almost as an afterthought attributes the information to the Israeli government.
- And her acting was so bland that it seemed like an afterthought. Times, Sunday Times
- Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
- That, plus the fact that the dining area is furnished with cast-off tables and chairs and mismatched china and cutlery, might make food seem like an afterthought.