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 The move is the first in a string of major central bank decisions this week, with the Bank of England up next, and followed by the Bank of Japan on Friday. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 That study, being conducted by DRC and Doctors Without Borders, will give participants a shot of Ervebo, followed a month later by a shot of an experimental vaccine designed to protect against the Sudan version of the Ebola virus. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026 Wade Meckler hit a two-out single and scored when Grissom followed with a double to left field. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Cruz’s look also followed a gown worn by Ayo Edebiri at the film festival. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Considering the future of one of NYFW’s leaders is up in the air, there was somewhat of a vibe shift as fashion week soldiered on in the midst of the media coverage that followed. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026 Since 2002, the Raiders have hired 13 coaches, excluding interims, followed by the Cleveland Browns (10) and Miami Dolphins (nine). — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Lukas Graham, one of the only remaining openers left at the time, soon followed. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 More redrawing followed this year after the United States Supreme Court weakened protections for districts drawn to benefit minorities. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

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Tariffs on cement, road salt and hospital pads were removed and replaced with duties on all-terrain vehicles, some cheeses and motorboats.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Chesney, who replaced Cignetti at James Madison, is initiating the same psychological renovation at UCLA.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of replaced

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The man, identified as 22-year-old Rohit Rohit, chased Thakur down outside a Panera and shot her multiple times, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Operators that mastered complexity while others chased appearances.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of chased

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Arguably, most Russian elites have not obeyed the Kremlin out of deep loyalty or ideological alignment throughout Putin’s long reign.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
His wishes were largely obeyed — until the third Test in Soweto last weekend, where the home crowd whistled and cheered during the haka.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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To find their bodies, that afternoon Comella and other firemen traversed the steep, smoldering steel mountain using a series of ladders, a process not unlike the way trekkers negotiate the treacherous Khumbu ice fall at the base of Mount Everest.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
As the airplane air-conditioning worked overtime in the desert heat, the grooms traversed the tarmac numerous times to shuttle water and supplies to the horses.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomed the prisoners' release, but noted that many others remain in custody.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Ueno noted the importance of maintaining a sustainable social security system as the population continues to age and decline.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of noted

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But Musk, for the most part, succeeded in hushing up the lawsuits, the federal investigations, and the fatal crashes, which were evidence of a recklessness that should have given the whole world pause.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Using geometric methods, Theaetetus, a mathematician and a contemporary of Plato, succeeded in proving that there are no more than five of these highly symmetrical bodies.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026