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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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 Two Lionel Messi shows followed — including his setting of the all-time World Cup goals record. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 Batman stares intensely at the camera, and the film’s logo appears, followed by the new release date, which is set for February 18, 2028, up from its previous release date of October 1, 2027. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 July 2026 Brian Mershon, a Charlotte-area traditional Catholic who has closely followed the proceedings, said the filing marks the society’s first formal step in challenging the decree. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 In the meantime, however, the Current faces a home match with first-place San Diego followed by a stretch of three games in late July into August. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Plus, no other studio delivers that kind of output — Universal releases the most movies of any entertainment company, with roughly 20 films a year, followed by Disney with 16. — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026 The British Virgin Islands ranked second, followed by French Polynesia, Antarctica, and the Maldives. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 All-Star most valuable player Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single and Ben Rice followed with an RBI single in the first against Cristopher Sánchez of the host Philadelphia Phillies. — Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 My family eventually emigrated to Sweden, and literary success followed. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

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Verb

He was replaced by Detroit Tigers catcher Dillion Dingler in the fourth inning.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
But as those pinelands were replaced with cities and neighborhoods, the bats largely disappeared.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

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In that operation, federal agents randomly chased people in shopping centers, neighborhoods and a church grounds — making arrests, prompting businesses to close and causing widespread fear among immigrant communities.

— Diamy Wang July 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
The animal charged toward the visitor, chased him back and forth through a patch of trees, and, ultimately, struck the man with its horns, launching and flipping him over.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of chased

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As her cabin took on water, Chloe Childress had obeyed Camp Mystic’s one directive to shelter in place.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of obeyed

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Bear tracks showed where a pair of grizzlies had traversed our island and swum to the far shore.

— John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Some traffic traversed the strait on Tuesday, according to data and analytics company Kpler, which verified 41 crossings compared to 36 on Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of traversed

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Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Corey noted the officer in Harrisburg fired his weapon as the car was already driving away from the federal officers.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of noted

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If families contribute at rates similar to those observed in 529 plans, children in the highest-income households are projected to accumulate dramatically larger account balances than children in the lowest-income households.

— Darrick Hamilton, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Activities that once occurred beyond the reach of enforcement agencies can now be observed, analyzed, and investigated through interconnected digital systems.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Definition of observed

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The Sixers, led by their new president of basketball operations, are among several teams that have aggressively pursued James.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Before focusing on politics, Mamdani pursued a rap career and had one of his songs featured in Queen of Katwe, a film Nair directed for Disney in which the future mayor also made a cameo.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 July 2026