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

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

Seger’s music also seems to have been less conducive to the sort of right-wing political co-optation that has persistently befallen Springsteen’s, Petty’s, and Mellencamp’s work. — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 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