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

The incident happened near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Here are some of the aspects of Tony that actually happened in Anthony Bourdain’s life and others that were dramatized. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

This year, the camp expects to have more than 200 children, evidence of the growth that’s happened over the years. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

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

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