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

Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday, following up on about 16 cases that the Michigan Secretary of State referred to her office during 2025 regarding the November 2024 general election. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

That spree is now among the thousands more posts from the president that have not been followed up by announcements from the White House outside of Truth Social. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 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