Thesaurus
follow
Synonyms and Antonyms of follow
- letʼs follow the boys to their hiding place
- follow me, and youʼll do OK
brush off, disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, tune out, wink (at)
dismiss, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off
breach, break, infringe, transgress, violate
deride, flout, mock, scoff (at), scorn
mutiny (against), revolt (against)
buck, combat, contest, dispute, fight, oppose, resist, withstand
- followed the path into the garden
- don't follow his advice
brush (aside or off), discount, dismiss, gloss (over), gloze (over), neglect, pass over, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn, shrug off
- stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight
Synonym Discussion of follow
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- speeches followed the dinner
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- she succeeded her father as head of the business
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- after the talk a general discussion ensued
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- unable to continue because of supervening circumstances
synonyms see in addition chase
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