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

Deputies were following up on the missing person report but did not find Celeste at the home and were satisfied with d4vd’s level of cooperation. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Cecilia Vega, one of the 60 Minutes correspondents fired in a management overhaul of the show earlier this year, followed up on her claim that she was instructed to insert political bias into stories. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Noun

The follow-up to 2022’s Gemini Rights was written, performed, and produced by Lacy, who focuses the new album on transparency and personal lyrics. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 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