Synonyms of happened

happened

verb

past tense of happen

as in occurred

to take place

did anything exciting happen over the summer?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occurred
• came
• was
• did
• transpired
• passed
• befell
• came down
• happed
• cooked
• came about
• chanced
• came to pass
• proceeded
• went on
• went down
• materialized
• came off
• arose
• resulted
• betided
• developed
• intervened
• followed
• shaped (up)
• broke
• rose
• came up
• cropped (up)
• sprang (up)
• fell out
• turned out
• went off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of happened

Then Digital Audio Workstations like Cubase happened and suddenly, the bedroom became the recording studio. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

The instructions did not forbid what happened, and the environments did not prevent it. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Questioned how the massive border breach could have happened given the heavy security on both sides of the border and whether Morocco posed a threat to Ceuta, Marlaska defended the government in Rabat. — Suman Naishadham, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

The flies also spent far more time loitering outside the plume than inside it, even though nearly all their forward progress toward the source happened during those brief dips into the scent. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

Days after the incident, investigators asked the public for help gathering information about what happened. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Some of that and plenty more happened this week in Rock Creek Park in northwest Washington, at a tournament that in recent years has found a sweet spot. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

The clip shows Jason standing before the box and reflecting on what happened in Season 1. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Unlike what happened in reality, Y2K turns the world into a postapocalyptic nuclear hellscape, one which gets temporarily better — and then infinitely worse — after Peter becomes the mayor of New Quahog. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026