FOLLOWED UP Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

followed up

verb

past tense of follow up

as in finished

to add to or continue (something) with something similar She followed up her first book with a sequel.

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Recent Examples of followed up Conine followed up the home run with a leadoff single in the fifth inning and a one-out double in the seventh. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 The World Cup semi-final in 2022 was followed up by winning the under-20s World Cup in 2025 and this summer’s run. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 The next year, Yates followed up this success with the short-story collection Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, which likewise won critical acclaim. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026 Tedros said more than 650 contacts were identified and followed up by health authorities in 33 countries and territories. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 July 2026 San Francisco followed up with three more runs in the top of the sixth on an RBI triple by Ramos that nearly cleared the right-field fence, as well as a pair of RBI singles by Jung Hoo Lee and Drew Cavanaugh. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 But that result was followed up with a 5-1 defeat against the Netherlands and a 1-1 draw with Japan. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 But it was then followed up by a Spanish hymn, sung by musicians, dressed in 18th-century Spanish Colonial attire, including the garb of soldado, vaquero, pioneers, military, and indigenous peoples. — Brian Hackney, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The fact that doublets exist is a reminder that people should be on guard that a big quake can be followed up by a subsequent quake. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed up

Verb

Steph Curry and Durant also finished in the top seven, despite neither lasting past the first round of the playoffs.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
The Atlas Lions finished an all-time best fourth in the last World Cup and hope a win over France will set them up to make their first World Cup final.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

Definition of finished

Verb

Affordable housing near The Pearl While there are limited affordable units at The Pearl, Atrium recently completed its other affordable housing commitment.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
This particular booster, known as 1067, has already completed 35 orbital missions, more than any other SpaceX rocket in history.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of completed

Verb

Since his appointment to COO in 2018, the firm’s assets under management have roughly doubled, while its client base has expanded across new geographies.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Companies that made the largest AI investment expanded entry-level job hiring by 12%.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of expanded

Verb

With each emergency, laws were enacted, bureaus created, budgets enlarged, and civil liberties restricted.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Some feature one large flower that covers the entire dress, enlarged to become the entire focus point; others are blurred as if someone's run a damp brush over them.

— Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 25 June 2026

Definition of enlarged

Verb

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has tapped into the same penalty-box instincts that the 30-year-old has developed since that afternoon in Leicester.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2026
University of Utah researchers have developed a 3D printing method that creates solid microstructures in a single laser exposure, eliminating the weak seams typically left behind by conventional layer-by-layer printing.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

And Harleys has entirely redesigned the rear -suspension and increased its travel 117 per cent to five inches (13 cm).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
The share of workers with hybrid schedules has increased a bit, while the share in fully remote positions has only seen a slight decline.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026