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AFTERWORD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AFTERWORD?

Need another word that means the same as “afterword”? Find 8 synonyms for “afterword” in this overview.

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The synonyms of “Afterword” are: appendix, codicil, postscript, tailpiece, rider, coda, supplement, accompaniment

Afterword as a Noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “afterword” as a noun can have the following definitions:

accompaniment	A piece of music played as a complement or background to an activity. These biscuits are a lovely accompaniment* to tea.*
appendix	A tube shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals In humans the appendix is small and has no known function but in rabbits hares and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose. A list of such activities was published as an appendix* to the report.*
coda	The concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure. The first movement ends with a fortissimo coda.
codicil	An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one. Francis has remembered him in a codicil* to this will.*
postscript	A note appended to a letter after the signature. As a postscript* to this Paul did finally marry.*
rider	A traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. Two riders approached the cottage.
supplement	A supplementary component that improves capability. Our special supplement* is packed with ideas for healthy hair.*
tailpiece	The piece at the base of a violin or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached. There was a tailpiece* to the article.*