afterthoughtnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈɑːf.tə.θɔːt/us/ˈæf.tɚ.θɑːt/an idea, thought, or plan that was not originally intended but is thought of at a later time:
She only asked me to her party as an afterthought.
The pillars seem to have been added to the entrance as an afterthought.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ideas, concepts and theories
- abstract
- brainchild
- concept
- conception
- construct
- content
- dogma
- fancy
- intellectual property
- IP
- ism
- meat
- motif
- proposition
- punctuated equilibrium
- sacred cow
- straw man
- tenet
- the domino theory
- thrust
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