Synonyms and antonyms of General words meaning to happen in American Thesaurus

happen (verb)

to take place, usually without being planned

come about ()

to happen, especially by chance

occur (verb)

to happen, especially unexpectedly

go on ()

to happen

arrive (verb)

to happen, take place, or begin to exist

pass (verb)

to happen, or to be allowed to happen

unfold (verb)

to happen, or to develop

transpire (verb)

formal to happen

take place ()

to happen

come to pass ()

to happen

befall (verb)

literary if something unpleasant befalls you, it happens to you

center around ()

if something centers around a place, it happens mainly there

come (verb)

to happen

come down the pike ()

to happen or start to happen

come off ()

to happen

come someone’s way ()

if something comes your way, it happens to you, or it becomes available

come true ()

if something that you have hoped for or expected comes true, it really happens

come up ()

if a problem comes up, it happens and needs to be dealt with immediately

crop up ()

to happen suddenly or unexpectedly

fall (verb)

to happen on a particular day or date

follow (verb)

to happen according to a particular pattern or course

go ahead ()

to happen

go down (informal)

informal to happen

happen to ()

if something happens to you, an event or action takes place which affects you

pass by ()

if something passes you by, you are not able to take advantage of the opportunities it offers

rebound (verb)

if something bad that you try to do to someone rebounds on you, it harms you instead of them

see (verb)

if a place or a period of time sees an event, the event happens in that place or during that time

there is/are etc. ()

used for saying that someone or something exists or that something happens