after vs antecedent

after

conj
  • Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. 

adj
  • At or towards the stern of a ship. 

adv
  • Behind; later in time; following. 

prep
  • In pursuit of, seeking. 

  • In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing. 

  • In spite of. 

  • Behind. 

  • Next in importance or rank. 

  • Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to. 

  • Subsequently to; following in time; later than. 

  • Used to indicate recent completion of an activity 

  • As a result of. 

antecedent

noun
  • The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent. 

  • An ancestor. 

  • Previous principles, conduct, history, etc. 

  • Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. 

  • A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun. 

  • The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true. 

  • The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent. 

adj
  • Earlier, either in time or in order. 

  • Presumptive. 

How often have the words after and antecedent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )