afterthought

noun/ˈæftərθɔt/

Frequency rank: #14,564 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

something thought of or added after the main plan or event; a belated idea.

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Example sentence

The small garden was added to the house design as a mere afterthought.

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