Synonyms of ensued

ensued

verb

past tense of ensue

as in replaced

to come at a later time; to happen as a result

When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued.

Related Words

• replaced
• superseded
• supplanted
• succeeded
• displaced
• supervened
• postdated

Dissimilar Words

• followed
• preceded
• antedated
• predated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ensued

Evacuations then ensued, including the plane and the east wing of Terminal 2 inside the airport. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

When Arambula arrived home to them holding his wife and young children captive, a fight ensued, and Arambula was fatally shot. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

But then labs across the globe tried to replicate the experiment and couldn’t, and an almighty takedown ensued. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

For the cameo to actually happen, some twists and turns ensued. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026

Regarding stewardship of funds, Miller mentioned a recent county council budget hearing, when the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s budget came into question and lengthy discussion ensued. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Mitchell denied any responsibility for Eastman’s work or what ensued. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

After an auction house in Norway attempted to sell a fragment of a Torah scroll looted by the Nazis, a public outcry ensued. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Harbach spent a decade writing it; it was turned down by umpteen literary gatekeepers; eventually, one plucky young agent took a chance on it, and a bidding war ensued. — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026