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• superseded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

Without recounting every amusing or harrowing detail, a good deal of interactive psychological grilling ensued. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Several short films ensued, but the idea for Ben’Imana came after the second, in 2013. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

After more back and forth on the road between the two, the drivers pulled over and a physical altercation ensued, according to the lawsuit. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Police said Childers did not stop the vehicle, and a pursuit ensued the Kern River Canyon toward the Lake Isabella area. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

More legal wrangling ensued, and in 2016 Wolfe was resentenced to up to 41 years in prison as part of a plea deal to avoid another death sentence. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

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