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

In a post on X, police called on everyone to leave the site of the event immediately once the attack happened, as ambulances and firefighters attended to the victims, according to a translation by Reuters news agency. — Chandler Thornton, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 25, according to the Tribune’s archives. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 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

But then through the details to the questions — What really happened? — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Afterward, Rich obtained surveillance footage from a neighbor that showed what had happened in the moments before the collision. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Yet, during Friday’s conference call Kelly said prosecutors were fine with the extension as long as there’s proof the procedure happened. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Before resuming a tactic that has produced multiple fatal encounters, investigators and the public deserve full clarity as to what happened. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026