Synonyms of befallen

befallen

verb

past participle of befall

as in happened

to take place

whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happened
• done
• occurred
• come
• been
• transpired
• come down
• chanced
• come about
• gone down
• gone on
• come to pass
• cooked
• happed
• passed
• come off
• arisen
• betided
• risen
• developed
• shaped (up)
• resulted
• intervened
• come up
• proceeded
• sprung (up)
• materialized
• cropped (up)
• followed
• broken
• turned out
• fallen out
• gone off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of befallen

That tendency toward downbeat storytelling has befallen many Spider-Man films over the years. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

The less time Alicent Hightower spends in the company of men, the more she’s blamed for every bad fate that’s ever befallen them. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Yes, a market slump has befallen chipmakers on and off for roughly the past month. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Rather, according to his mom and dad, something more nefarious could have befallen him — and been covered up. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

In baseball, curses are no joking matter, and the Curse of the FTD Burger might now have befallen the team. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

That exact same scenario has befallen Pool B of the WBC, except it’s turned everyone into mathematicians heading into the finale. — Maria Torres, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026

There's a mysterious little girl (Caoilinn Springall) on the station with him, and 2) her only hope for survival is the Aether, a distant spaceship that's returning to Earth unaware of the fate that's befallen it. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025