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 Electricity costs rank first, followed by water usage and environmental impact. — Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The two-step treatment starts with a potent trio of glycolic, lactic, and mandelic acids to tackle uneven tone, fine lines, and rough texture, followed by a mask with kaolin and bentonite clays. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026 The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that 31-year-old Michael Dadig was sentenced to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 In June 2024, two major fires ignited, and monsoon rains soon followed. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 It was followed by The Bourne Supremacy (2004), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and Jason Bourne (2016). — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 The series followed the members of the show choir at William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, through the ups and downs of high school and beyond. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Another 24 new releases are lined up for the rest of the year; most of them originals (20) followed by new seasons (3) and a saga. — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher, and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Freeling replaced Moton after the veteran went down on Sunday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

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Quarterback Ryan Rakowski of Palos Verdes High was rolling right while being chased.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Hayden said 32-year-old Lemark Jaramillo had chased a 17-year-old boy into the restaurant and was trying to stab him in retaliation for a fight that happened moments before at a nearby Chipotle.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of chased

Verb

Additional transcripts revealed the Kazakhstan Airlines crew never confirmed to the controller that the aircraft had received or obeyed the instructions to maintain 15,000 feet.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026
The man was carrying a knife, according to the affidavit, but obeyed the officers’ commands to drop the weapon.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

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Zachary Jackson, aka Zack Jack, is a social media food critic who has traversed the Chicago suburban area reviewing the restaurants that often get overlooked by traditional media critics.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
His words are measured, but filled with the clarity and perspective of an artist who has traversed multiple eras, with the gravitas to show for it.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of traversed

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Moderate fall color is being observed across most of central Maryland and the Baltimore metro.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of observed

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He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his Cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.

— Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026