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100 Other Words for “Was”

February 17, 2026

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. abided remained; stayed in place
2. abstained refrained; did not act
3. accompanied was with; went alongside
4. achieved became; reached a state
5. acted performed; behaved in a way
6. appeared seemed; came into view
7. arose came up; emerged
8. attended was present at; went to
9. awoke woke up; became awake
10. became came to be; turned into
11. befell happened to; occurred to
12. belonged was part of; was owned by
13. bided waited; remained for a time
14. bloomed flourished; came into bloom
15. broke became broken; split apart
16. brought about caused; made happen
17. came arrived; moved toward
18. carried on continued; kept going
19. ceased stopped; came to an end
20. chanced happened; occurred by chance
21. changed became different; altered
22. commenced began; started
23. continued kept going; remained ongoing
24. cropped up appeared unexpectedly
25. dawned became clear; began to appear
26. did performed; carried out
27. died ceased living; passed away
28. dwelled lived; resided
29. eclipsed outshone; surpassed
30. emerged came forth; appeared
31. ended finished; came to a close
32. ensued followed after; resulted
33. entered came in; went into
34. existed was real; had being
35. expired ended; lapsed; died
36. fell dropped; came down
37. figured seemed; appeared to be
38. finished completed; ended
39. flourished thrived; grew well
40. formed came into being; took shape
41. functioned operated; worked
42. gathered assembled; came together
43. got became; obtained
44. grew became; increased
45. happened occurred; took place
46. held kept; maintained possession
47. held up lasted; remained strong
48. hung around stayed nearby; lingered
49. included contained; had as part
50. involved included; entailed
51. kept maintained; retained
52. lasted continued; endured
53. lay was situated; reclined
54. lingered stayed longer than expected
55. lived was alive; resided
56. located was situated; positioned
57. loomed appeared large; threatened
58. loomed up appeared suddenly; rose into view
59. materialized appeared; came into being
60. mattered was important; counted
61. meant signified; intended
62. met encountered; came together
63. occurred happened; took place
64. opened began; became open
65. operated worked; functioned
66. originated began; started from
67. passed went by; elapsed
68. persisted continued; endured
69. prevailed was widespread; dominated
70. proved turned out; was shown
71. ran operated; functioned
72. remained stayed; continued to be
73. resided lived; dwelled
74. rested lay; was placed
75. resulted ended up; followed from
76. rose went up; increased
77. ruled governed; held power
78. sat was seated; rested
79. seemed appeared; gave impression
80. served functioned as; was used as
81. shone gave light; stood out
82. showed appeared; displayed
83. stayed remained; did not leave
84. stayed put remained; did not move
85. stood was upright; was positioned
86. stuck around remained; stayed nearby
87. subsisted existed; managed to live
88. succeeded came after; followed
89. survived continued living; endured
90. took place happened; occurred
91. transpired happened; became known
92. turned out proved to be; resulted
93. underwent experienced; went through
94. unfolded developed; happened gradually
95. used to be formerly was; once existed
96. vanished disappeared; went away
97. waited stayed; delayed action
98. wandered moved about; roamed
99. went departed; moved along
100. wore on continued; dragged on
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