FOLLOWED UP Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

followed up

verb

past tense of follow up

as in finished

to add to or continue (something) with something similar She followed up her first book with a sequel.

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Recent Examples of followed up The flagship Fox News channel did air the prime-time speech in July, but barely followed up on it afterward. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Smith followed up and posted an apology video on X later that afternoon addressing the backlash. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Saint, who had relocated to Los Angeles in 1956 and would live there until her death, followed up Waterfront with more TV performances and, in 1957, the film A Hatful of Rain. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 While Paris Hilton kicked the fashion season off during New York Fashion Week in September, Paris Fashion Week followed up with appearances from Ciara, Olivia Colman and many more. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 There is hope that with the way Kerr opened the game, Holmes followed up and Sale finished in Game 3 of the Wild Card. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The inspections followed up on earlier issues that had caused concerns among local residents. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 Hurts followed up his Week 1, 25-point fantasy performance with a mixed bag of two touchdowns and two interceptions in Week 2 against Tennessee. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 That followed up the first half of the season opener that saw the Broncos fall behind 17-3 and trail Memphis 20-17 at the break before storming to a 38-20 victory. — Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for followed up

Verb

Jordan, who’s directing and starring in the reboot — the second, since Pierce Brosnan played the part in a 1999 version — finished shooting last year and is now in the editing bay prepping for a March release.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
So despite pitching 12 innings in two starts over the previous seven days, King stepped up and finished it off — but only after a thrilling ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of finished

Verb

The fashion house’s first such project in Latin America will house 73 residences, only two per floor, with expansive private terraces and a host of wellness and recreational facilities once completed in 2029.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Some Democrats are loath to support a measure drafted by a Republican and before any kind of investigative process has been completed.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of completed

Verb

Through the development and community adoption of RPO, RoboParty expanded its technical capabilities to cover core actuators, robot bodies, motion control, dexterous manipulation and robotics software systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Trump has expanded that all around the room, stacking the walls with portraits including those of George Washington, Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Franklin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of expanded

Verb

This new edition of Love Days, enlarged to human scale by Mandylion Press, recenters Ettie as an author of her own experience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Hassett, however, told CNBC that the government already plays a role that should not be enlarged.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of enlarged

Verb

Held at Dongseo University’s Centum Campus, the program was developed with the Asian Film Commissions Network and the Motion Picture Association.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Oracle's stock fell 4% in late September after the company sent a force majeure notice tied to Project Jupiter, a New Mexico data center campus and part of the broader Stargate AI buildout developed by Blue Owl.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Yet even as the flows of crude from the Middle East have increased, oil remains near $100 a barrel.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026