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• superseded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

When most of the Utes were inevitably driven out of Colorado—after every treaty had been broken by the Americans and violence had ensued—Mears helped negotiate the terms of their departure. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Biggs went missing in the water in the early evening on Sunday and Colorado Parks and Wildlife said a search for a body ensued. — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

In Job, a breakout Off–Off Broadway work that made it to Broadway, a tech employee confronted her therapist with a gun and demanded to be reinstated at her job, and then the twists ensued from there. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Several militants took up positions inside the complex, and a shootout with security officers ensued, said police official Mohammad Sadiq. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

The fatal incident began as a verbal altercation that ensued between Bickham and the group of four people, according to prosecutors. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

After the deputy attempted to block Reaves from retrieving the gun, a struggle ensued and Reaves wrestled the weapon away from Raczkowski. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Several militants took up positions inside the complex, and a shootout with security officers ensued, police official Mohammad Sadiq said. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

After a gig in Brighton, England in December 1981, the Kinks singer smashed a glass against the wall backstage, angering Honeyman-Scott, who wound up punching Davies as a fight ensued. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026