happened
The word “happened” has 2 syllables: hap-pened
It's pronounced as /ˈhæp.ənd/
What is synonym and antonym for happened?
In the thesaurus, “happened” has 77 synonyms and 7 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for happened along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for happened
- appear
- arise
- arose
- arrive
- be found
- become a fact
- become known
- become of
- befall
- befell
- betide
- betided
- broke
- bump
- came
- came about
- came down
- came off
- came to pass
- came up
- chance
- chanced
- come about
- come after
- come into being
- come into existence
- come off
- cooked
- crop up
- develop
- developed
- did
- down
- ensue
- eventuate
- fall
- fell out
- follow
- followed
- go on
- happed
- hit
- intervened
- issue
- light
- luck
- materialize
- materialized
- meet
- occurred
- pass
- passed
- present itself
- proceed
- proceeded
- recur
- result
- resulted
- rose
- shake
- smoke
- spring
- stumble
- stumble upon
- supervene
- take effect
- take place
- transpire
- transpired
- turn out
- turn up
- turned out
- was
- went down
- went off
- went on
- what goes
Antonyms for happened
Meanings of happened
- verb
- To occur or take place.
- To happen to; to befall.
- (with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
- (followed by on or upon) To encounter by chance.
Example Sentences
- No one really knows what happened that night.
- I just heard the news—what exactly happened?
- Something strange happened on the way to work.
- He explained everything that happened during the trip.
- It all happened so fast that I didn’t have time to react.
On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to happened, such as: appear, arise, arose, arrive, be found, become a fact, become known.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
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