FOLLOWED Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

followed

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Definition of followed next

past tense of follow

as in replaced

to come after in time a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast

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Relevance

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as in chased

to go after or on the track of let's follow the boys to their hiding place

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as in obeyed

to act according to the commands of follow me, and you'll do OK

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as in traversed

to make one's way through, across, or over followed the path into the garden

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as in noted

to take notice of and be guided by don't follow his advice

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as in observed

to keep one's eyes on stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight

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Recent Examples of followed In the years that followed, Blackmon and other lawyers used the law to challenge at-large election systems that prevented Black communities from electing candidates of their choice. —

ABC News, 2 May 2026 And their listeners had fun right along with them, and followed them from one station to another. —

Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 May 2026 Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who chairs the committee, framed the effort as a rare and consequential moment, noting that the city has not pursued a comprehensive charter overhaul since 1999 and that the push for reform followed a series of scandals that eroded public trust. —

Teresa Liu, Daily News, 2 May 2026 In 2005, four of the stacks collapsed, followed by a fifth four years later, so only seven remain. —

ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026 The highest amounts were in the state prison system, which paid $113 million, followed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at $62 million and the state police at $60 million, according to statistics from the state comptroller’s office. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026 Pasquantino, who didn’t start the last two games due to low back tightness, hit a solo homer in the sixth inning and Jac Caglianone followed with his third homer as well. —

Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026 Fitzpatrick followed an even-par opening round with a bogey-free 6-under-66 on Friday, pushing himself to 6-under for the tournament and into a tie for sixth heading into the weekend. —

Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 After shift supervisor would come shift manager, followed by assistant manager, followed by manager, district manager. —

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

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How to manage a susceptible, intolerant rose Roses that are both susceptible and intolerant to disease despite proper care should be shovel-pruned and replaced with cultivars that thrive with little or no disease.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Working with Boss Architecture, the Feins replaced the wiring and electrical, raised the ceiling height 6 inches, and added 600 square feet to the rear of the house.

— Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 2 May 2026