posthumous[adjective]Synonyms: postmortal, postmortem, post-obit, post-obituary
Antonyms: antemortem
Contrasted words: opportune, seasonable, timely
Related Words: delayed,
late,
retarded [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
post‧hu‧mous /ˈpɒstjəməs, ˈpɒstjʊməs $ ˈpɑːstʃə-/
adjective[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: posthumus, from Latin postumus 'late-born', from posterus; ⇒ posterior1]
happening, printed etc after someone’s death:
a posthumous collection of his articles—posthumously adverb:
He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲