sequel

[ see-kwuhl ]

noun

1. a literary work, movie, etc., that is complete in itself but continues the narrative of a preceding work.
2. an event or circumstance following something; subsequent course of affairs.
3. a result, consequence, or inference.

   Synonyms: end, outgrowth, upshot, aftermath

sequel

/ ˈsiːkwəl /

noun

1. anything that follows from something else; development
2. a consequence or result
3. a novel, play, etc, that continues a previously related story

sequel

1. A narrative or dramatic work complete in itself but designed to follow an earlier one. is a sequel to ; is a sequel to .

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequel¹

1375–1425; late Middle English sequel ( e ) < Latin sequēla what follows, equivalent to sequ ( ī ) to follow + -ēla noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequel¹

C15: from Late Latin sequēla, from Latin sequī to follow

Example Sentences

This wouldn’t be an unusual assessment for most of the high school rom-coms Netflix dumps onto its platform, except that 2018′s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” set the expectations for its sequels sky-high.

From Washington Post

In 2013, Hannah wrote a sequel to Firefly Lane focused on Tully’s backstory and her relationship with her mother.

From Time

He played Lincoln again in the mid-1980s for the ABC television miniseries “North and South” and its sequel.

From Washington Post

If there were games you loved playing when you were younger, check to see if there are any sequels.

From Popular-Science

It wasn’t until the controversial sequel, “Sons of Liberty,” when Sears finally plays his hand.

From Washington Post

And “what kind of person,” Steinberg asks, “dares to write a sequel to the Bible?”

From The Daily Beast

We shot our Anchorman sequel for 50 million and all made a lot of money.

From The Daily Beast

None of her last five movies (with the exception of an Ice Age sequel she voiced) has grossed more than $50 million.

From The Daily Beast

Were there ever plans for a sequel to Scissorhands, or a continuation of that story?

From The Daily Beast

This video should give Disney enough fodder to create an action-packed Dumbo/Lion King crossover sequel.

From The Daily Beast

A test examination would follow of a perfunctory character, and an intimation of your appointment would be the sequel.

From Project Gutenberg

The letter was the swift and desperate sequel to several days' absolutely sterile reflection.

From Project Gutenberg

But the sequel is going to show that the finance of the war will prove to be a lesson in the finance of peace.

From Project Gutenberg

It certainly seemed as though the detective could not be mistaken, but the sequel would show.

From Project Gutenberg

In the sequel, this relief was one day granted us and another refused; and the hour was always later during festivals.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• conclusion
• ending
• sequence
• series