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

Argentina triumphed on penalties in 1998, after David Beckham was sent off, and England won via a penalty in 2002, when Beckham went some way to atoning for what happened four years earlier by converting from the spot. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

What happened, Wells' parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and missing details. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

The bet, which happened on Polymarket, isn’t weird for the wild world of prediction markets. — Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

What happened with ’The Perfect Couple’ is that Netflix wanted a six-episode murder mystery. — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Whatever happened—injury, illness, flood, or drought—felt preordained, part of God’s grand scheme. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

What happened next would mark Washington’s connection to the nation’s founding and his place as a historical figure who is still celebrated today in and around the city that bears his name. — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 4 July 2026

The shooting happened in the 18900 block of Rosemont Avenue. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 26 June 2026