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

Here’s what happened outside before the doors officially unlocked. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Had that not happened the team would have had to most likely play at Gateway Center Arena — its usual home that seats 3,500. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Both Democrats and Republicans began pressing the DeSantis administration to explain what happened. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

The researchers suggested several hypotheses for why this happened, but cortisol’s purpose remains unproven. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Which brings us to Louisiana, where none of that really happened in Friday's game between University Lab and Collegiate. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

The touchdown pass happened during a trick play, in which quarterback Fletch Palmer handed the ball to Adrian Petero, who lateraled the ball back to Palmer, who threw a perfect spiral down the middle to Mosley. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

On Wednesday, witnesses told CBS News Texas that the shooting happened near the entrance of the shopping center, on the south side. — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

The fatal shooting happened at a home in Douglas, roughly an hour north of Valdosta. — Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026