Subsequent, a.
Etymology: [L. subsequens, -entis, p.pr. of subsequi to follow, succeed: cf. F. subséquent. See Sue to follow.]
1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome.
2. Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent clause in a treaty. "The subsequent words come on before the precedent vanish." Bacon.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists subsequent only as an antonym, under previous.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given