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

Team members valued the productive conversation, the group’s willingness to tackle difficult topics and the opportunity to hear perspectives that had not surfaced before. — Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Though most non-Italian titles screening in Rome have previously surfaced on the festival circuit, the lineup does include a smattering of world premieres. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Speculation the two were romantically linked first surfaced in 2020, but by February 2021, Rodgers stunned fans by revealing he was engaged while accepting his third NFL MVP award. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Since then, more photos of the pair from over the years have surfaced online, including an image of Russini and Vrabel kissing at a bar in 2020 and video of them renting a boat in 2021, when the NFL insider was 7 months pregnant with her first son. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

The stock trading surfaced in May of this year, when a first-quarter filing listed roughly 3,600 transactions in 90 days. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Instead, a recording of their conversation surfaced on Channel 14, a pro-Netanyahu television network. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Dylan Edwards and Yasin Willis combined for just 14 carries against Missouri, part of the offensive issues that surfaced in KU’s 38-21 Border War loss. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

When reports first surfaced that Paramount may leave California, the immediate reaction was skepticism. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026