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• superseded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

The foul sparked an angry reaction from Bouwman’s Ajax team-mates, as Van Bommel, the son of Dutch great Marc van Bommel, raised his hands in apology, and a mass brawl between the two sets of players ensued. — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The vehicle began to evade officers, and a pursuit ensued that ended near the 1900 block of Handley-Ederville Road, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026

The driver failed to stop, and the vehicle pursuit ensued down Industrial Avenue, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Castro caught up to the driver and a physical struggle ensued, according to the indictment. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The mistrust of officialdom about the attack and the war in Iraq that ensued helped lay the groundwork for current-day conspiracy theories about school shootings and election fraud. — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The rhetoric that ensued following the breakdown in talks quickly became overheated. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

When Proctor and Kawahara moved in to arrest him, a struggle ensued. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

However, shortly after, chaos ensued as a gray car with Israeli license plates pulled up to where Abdullah and the NBC crew were standing. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026