Synonyms of follow up

follow up 1 of 2

verb

as in to supplement

to add to or continue (something) with something similar

She followed up her first book with a sequel.

Related Words

• supplement
• complete
• finish
• expand
• add (to)
• complement
• develop
• enlarge
• augment
• flesh (out)
• increase
• build up
• pump up
• extend
• draw out
• accelerate
• compound
• enhance
• amplify
• escalate
• multiply
• parlay
• swell
• stoke
• boost
• blow up
• up
• raise
• dilate
• prolong
• intensify
• distend
• inflate
• aggrandize
• reinforce
• lengthen
• hype
• supersize
• elongate
• stretch
• beef (up)
• heighten
• strengthen
• magnify
• protract

Dissimilar Words

• shorten
• curtail
• abridge
• abbreviate
• cut back
• contract
• compress
• constrict
• condense
• reduce
• subtract (from)
• decrease
• diminish
• retrench
• lessen
• lower
• downsize
• dwindle
• abate
• minify
• de-escalate

follow-up

2 of 2

noun

as in sequel

something that continues or completes a process or activity

A week after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up.

As a follow-up to last week's show, tonight we'll show the other side of the story.

Related Words

• sequel
• supplement
• appendix
• documentation
• conclusion
• epilogue
• addendum
• afterword
• coda
• finale
• complement
• codicil
• addition
• excursus
• ending
• postscript
• accompaniment
• postlude
• rider
• allonge

Dissimilar Words

• introduction
• preface
• foreword
• prologue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of follow up

Verb

Cole Haan just launched its first women’s apparel collection, following up on its men’s debut from earlier this year and ratcheting up its clubhouse credibility in the process. — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Indeed, much of the co-responder work involves following up with people and getting to know frequent callers. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Noun

On some mornings, hundreds of people line up outside Doctors Without Borders' Cite Soleil hospital, seeking everything from emergency care to follow-up appointments for chronic conditions like diabetes or hypertension. — Tirana Hassan, Time, 26 June 2026

The Ground Above, her follow-up to 2022’s Weather Alive, resists the tacit assumption that an artist’s catalogue should walk a straight line. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026