occurred

The word “occurred” has 2 syllables: oc-curred

It's pronounced as /əˈkɜːrd/


What is synonym and antonym for occurred?

In the thesaurus, “occurred” has 73 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for occurred along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for occurred

  • action
  • appear
  • arise
  • arose
  • be found
  • be present
  • befall
  • befell
  • betide
  • betided
  • broke
  • came
  • came about
  • came down
  • came off
  • came to pass
  • came up
  • chance
  • chanced
  • come about
  • come off
  • come to one
  • come to pass
  • cook
  • cooked
  • crop up
  • dawn on
  • develop
  • developed
  • did
  • ensue
  • eventualize
  • eventuate
  • exist
  • expose
  • fell out
  • flash
  • follow
  • followed
  • go
  • happed
  • happened
  • hit
  • intervened
  • jell
  • manifest
  • materialize
  • materialized
  • obtain
  • offer itself
  • passed
  • present itself
  • proceeded
  • result
  • resulted
  • reveal
  • rose
  • shake
  • show
  • smoke
  • spring to mind
  • strike
  • suggest itself
  • take place
  • transpire
  • transpired
  • turn out
  • turn up
  • turned out
  • was
  • went down
  • went off
  • went on

Antonyms for occurred

  • hide
  • lose
  • precede
  • stop

Meanings of occurred

  • verb
    1. To happen or take place.
    2. To present or offer itself.
    3. To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
    4. To be present or found.

Example Sentences

  • The accident occurred on the highway during rush hour.
  • He couldn't remember where the idea had occurred to him.
  • An unexpected error occurred during the software update process.
  • The meeting occurred without any major disruptions.
  • It suddenly occurred to her that she had forgotten her keys.

On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to occurred, such as: action, appear, arise, arose, be found, be present, befall.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

was

  • abide
  • abided
  • abode
  • act
  • arose
  • awaited
  • be alive
  • befall
  • befell
  • betided
  • bore
  • breathe
  • breathed
  • broke
  • came
  • came about
  • came down
  • came off
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  • categorized
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came off

  • arose
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  • betide
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  • bore fruit
  • break
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  • came to pass
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  • click
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  • come about
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  • develop
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  • did the trick
  • fell out
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  • go
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  • go over
  • hap
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  • transpired
  • turned out
  • was
  • went
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  • went like clockwork
  • went off
  • went on
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  • worked out

debuted

  • appeared
  • arose
  • arrived
  • blossomed
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  • broke out
  • bulked
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  • came out
  • dawned
  • emerged
  • erupted
  • happened
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  • resurfaced
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  • showed
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  • turned up
  • unfolded

came up

  • adjoined
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  • arise
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  • came
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  • came out
  • chanced
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  • happed
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  • spring up
  • surfaced
  • touched
  • transpired
  • turn up
  • turned up
  • verged
  • went off

came about


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