Synonyms for afterthought
ˈæf tərˌθɔt, ˈɑf-af·ter·thought

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1. reconsideration, second thought, afterthought, rethinknoun

   thinking again about a choice previously made

   "he had second thoughts about his purchase"

   Synonyms:
   second thought, reconsideration, rethink

2. afterthoughtnoun

   an addition that was not included in the original plan

   "the garage was an afterthought"

   Synonyms:
   reconsideration, rethink, second thought

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1. • Addition
   • Reversal

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1. List of paraphrases for "afterthought":

   by-product, hindsight

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1. 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.

2. State Brian Kemp:

   In years past, we've been an afterthought, that's certainly not the case this year.

3. Liz Rosenberg:

   We are out of the realm of focusing squarely on the US Treasury or the Iranian central bank governor or Iran's oil minister. It does seem a bit of an afterthought, which is oddly misplaced, to discuss the power of sanctions when there is no meaningful new economic measure that will create a powerful new impact at this point.

4. Norman Cousins:

   We will not have peace by afterthought.

5. Kerenga Kua:

   Any signatory to a contract can, anytime after an agreement has been signed, go back to the negotiating table if they are, as an afterthought, unsatisfied with certain aspects of the terms and conditions of the contract, our approach is purely commercial in nature.