happen - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for happen ?

Here are the synonyms for happen , a list of similar words for happen from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

come to pass

Synonyms

• come about
• fall out
• go on
• hap
• happen
• occur
• pass
• pass off
• take place

More specific

• anticipate
• arise
• backfire
• backlash
• bechance
• befall
• betide
• break
• chance
• coincide
• come
• come around
• come off
• come up
• concur
• contemporise
• contemporize
• develop
• fall
• give
• go
• go off
• go over
• happen
• intervene
• materialise
• materialize
• proceed
• recoil
• recrudesce
• recur
• repeat
• result
• roll around
• shine
• strike
• supervene
• synchronise
• synchronize
• transpire
• turn out

Verb

come into being; become reality

Synonyms

• happen
• materialise
• materialize

More generic

• come about
• fall out
• go on
• hap
• happen
• occur
• pass
• pass off
• take place

More specific

• appear
• come out

Verb

happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance

Synonyms

• bechance
• befall
• happen

More generic

• come about
• fall out
• go on
• hap
• happen
• occur
• pass
• pass off
• take place

Related

• happen

Verb

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Synonyms

• bump
• chance
• encounter
• find
• happen

Verb

chance to be or do something, without intention or causation

Synonyms

• happen

More generic

• chance

Related

• bechance
• befall
• happen

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