Synonyms of surfaced

surfaced

verb

past tense of surface

1

as in emerged

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

no information regarding the stolen car has surfaced since the police found it abandoned on a country road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerged
• arose
• appeared
• occurred
• happened
• materialized
• came up
• sprang (up)
• cropped (up)
• came
• transpired
• went (on)
• came out
• intervened
• came about
• interfered
• turned up
• chanced
• showed up
• fell out
• intruded
• went off
• passed
• happed
• interposed

2

as in rose

to penetrate the surface (as of water) from below

a submarine surfaced on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emerged
• rose
• broached
• broke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• submerged
• plunged
• sank
• drowned
• dived
• foundered
• submersed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surfaced

Brown’s name had surfaced publicly in those trade talks, and there was a point of no return. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The issue first surfaced in February when Croatian police and Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, arrested 13 people suspected of illegally importing and disposing of hazardous waste. — Darko Bandic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

But partisanship surfaced even in the ritual public mourning for the two women. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

An end-to-end AI solution enriched leads with various signals (for example, M&A activity), prioritized leads with the highest conversion likelihood, surfaced relevant account intelligence, and enabled agentic AI outreach. — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026

The manufacturer had reformulated the product, the notice added, and no additional issues had surfaced. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026

And yet the analysis surfaced 31 concepts our documents failed to ever define. — Philip Brittan, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Galliano was fired by Christian Dior in 2011 after video footage surfaced showing the designer, who was inebriated, making antisemitic remarks in a Paris bar, La Perle. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

In that time, a number of rare revelations surfaced about Davis, the late rap legend, their acquaintances and the impact of record label and gang rivalries on the hip-hop world in the '90s. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026