FOLLOWED Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

followed

verb

past tense of follow

as in replaced

to come after in time a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast

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as in chased

to go after or on the track of let's follow the boys to their hiding place

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as in obeyed

to act according to the commands of follow me, and you'll do OK

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as in traversed

to make one's way through, across, or over followed the path into the garden

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as in noted

to take notice of and be guided by don't follow his advice

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as in observed

to keep one's eyes on stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight

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Recent Examples of followed The other bathers followed suit. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 All students are organized by their graduating class, followed by town name and then last name. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026 And the instinct of automating the tasks machines can do better than humans has followed me through every job since. — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Gibson retires the first two batters before giving up a single to Paul Goldschmidt, followed by the homer barrage. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The result followed a 1-1 draw to Belgium and a 3-1 win over New Zealand earlier in the tournament. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2026 Deadly and highly-public incidents in China are sometimes followed by official information vacuums that can last for years. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 In Portland, Oregon, a statue of Lincoln is set to be reinstalled after it was pulled off its pedestal in 2020 amid national social justice protests that followed the killing of George Floyd. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The ride, designed by coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, will begin with a 309-foot climb, followed by a 95-degree beyond-vertical drop, and will include sharp turns, airtime moments, and multiple inversions. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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Verb

Wade is the first free-agent addition to the Sixers since Mike Gansey replaced Daryl Morey as the team's new president of basketball operations.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of replaced

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Businesses chased the trend, with clubs and day spas marketing group packages to bachelorettes, and cities like Nashville and Austin branding themselves as bachelorette party hot spots.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Later, Gabriel tore Haaland’s shirt, the light-blue fabric trailing in the breeze as the pair chased a loose ball.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of chased

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As her cabin took on water, Chloe Childress had obeyed Camp Mystic’s one directive to shelter in place.

— Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Paradoxes and Doubt The late 1800s were a time of paradoxes and doubt, the result of mathematicians beginning to search for cohesive ideas about what rules the mathematical universe obeyed.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of obeyed

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According to the hiking blog, The Hiking HI, the rock bridge can only be traversed at low tide, but can be treacherous either way.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
On a recent visit, the water traversed a smoky 10-foot canyon of charred foam and twisted wall panels on its way to the drain.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

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Despite the criticism Williams has received for her hiring practices, Beasley-Pittman noted a decrease in the city’s personnel budget growth.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
People magazine at the time estimated the wedding cost $1 million and noted the event included four bands and a fireworks show.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of noted

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On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Automakers have long pursued dry-electrode manufacturing as a solution for batteries.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026