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

cease
disappear
fail
halt
lose
precede
stop

Meanings of happened

verb
1. To occur or take place.
2. To happen to; to befall.
3. (with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
4. (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.

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