FOLLOWED Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

followed

verb

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 Her daughter, Jane Harnick, told the New York Times that her mother’s death followed a terminal cancer diagnosis. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Junior Leni Young followed that with a block to tie the score 14-14. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 His first big role was Zed in the Police Academy films, followed by appearances in One Crazy Summer (1986) and Scrooged (1988), as well as decades of voice work on both the big and small screen. — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026 The trooper followed the Tesla without lights or sirens and saw the driver turn the vehicle's lights off while exiting at Dale Street. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Made by Channel 4’s Dispatches and followed by allegations in The Sunday Times, the program accused Brand of rape and assault. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 The panel Marini was speaking on, ‘Unlocking the Global Potential of Japanese IP’, organized by the Motion Picture Association and UniJapan, also featured fireside chats with Matsuhashi and Maeda, followed by a Q&A session. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 The accident came two days after the Adamuz disaster and was followed by a suspension of Catalonia’s Rodalies commuter services. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 In June 2024, two major fires ignited, and monsoon rains soon followed. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed

Verb

Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher, and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Freeling replaced Moton after the veteran went down on Sunday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of replaced

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Quarterback Ryan Rakowski of Palos Verdes High was rolling right while being chased.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Hayden said 32-year-old Lemark Jaramillo had chased a 17-year-old boy into the restaurant and was trying to stab him in retaliation for a fight that happened moments before at a nearby Chipotle.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

Additional transcripts revealed the Kazakhstan Airlines crew never confirmed to the controller that the aircraft had received or obeyed the instructions to maintain 15,000 feet.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026
The man was carrying a knife, according to the affidavit, but obeyed the officers’ commands to drop the weapon.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

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Zachary Jackson, aka Zack Jack, is a social media food critic who has traversed the Chicago suburban area reviewing the restaurants that often get overlooked by traditional media critics.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
His words are measured, but filled with the clarity and perspective of an artist who has traversed multiple eras, with the gravitas to show for it.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of traversed

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But a staff report by the Development Review Committee noted that the building is significantly larger in mass and scale than its immediate surroundings and suggested design tweaks to reduce the massing effect.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The researchers noted that retatrutide’s lack of FDA approval was a limitation, and further studies are needed to determine how the drug may affect long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of noted

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Moderate fall color is being observed across most of central Maryland and the Baltimore metro.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of observed

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He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his Cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026