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100 Other Words for “Were”

February 17, 2026

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. abided stayed; remained in place
2. abode lived; resided (archaic)
3. acted as served in a role
4. appeared seemed; looked to be
5. arose came into being
6. assembled gathered together
7. attended were present at
8. awakened woke up; became awake
9. became came to be
10. belonged were a member of
11. betided happened; occurred (archaic)
12. bided waited; remained
13. bloomed flourished; came into flower
14. came arrived; turned up
15. came about happened; occurred
16. came to be became; resulted
17. camped stayed in a camp
18. camped out stayed outdoors overnight
19. ceased stopped being; ended
20. changed became different
21. clung held fast; stuck
22. coexisted existed together
23. continued kept going; persisted
24. cropped up appeared unexpectedly
25. dawned became clear; emerged
26. dwelt lived; resided
27. emerged came out; appeared
28. endured lasted; persisted
29. ensued followed afterward
30. existed were real; lived
31. expired ended; came to a close
32. fell became; entered a state
33. formed came together; took shape
34. found were discovered; located
35. gathered came together; assembled
36. grew became; increased
37. hailed from came originally from
38. happened occurred; took place
39. held stayed; remained in position
40. hung on persisted; endured
41. inhabited lived in; occupied
42. kept remained; stayed
43. lasted continued; endured
44. lay rested; was situated
45. lingered stayed longer than expected
46. lived had life; resided
47. located were situated; positioned
48. loomed appeared large or close
49. materialized appeared; came into being
50. matured became fully developed
51. met came together; encountered
52. occupied filled; resided in
53. occurred happened; took place
54. passed went by; elapsed
55. persisted continued despite difficulty
56. prevailed were widespread; dominated
57. proved turned out to be
58. remained stayed; continued to be
59. resided lived in a place
60. rested lay; was supported
61. resulted happened as an outcome
62. returned came back; reappeared
63. rose came up; increased
64. sat rested on a surface
65. seemed appeared to be
66. served as functioned in a role
67. settled came to rest; established
68. showed up appeared; arrived
69. sojourned stayed temporarily
70. sprang up appeared suddenly
71. stayed remained; did not leave
72. stood was upright; remained
73. subsisted existed; survived
74. survived continued to live; endured
75. tarried delayed; lingered
76. took place happened; occurred
77. transpired happened; became known
78. turned out proved to be
79. underwent experienced; went through
80. upheld maintained; kept in place
81. used to be formerly existed as
82. waited remained until later
83. wakened became awake
84. waxed grew; became (archaic)
85. went traveled; departed
86. went on continued; persisted
87. were alive lived; existed
88. were around were present; existed
89. were found were discovered; located
90. were in were present; attending
91. were present attended; were there
92. were situated were located; positioned
93. were there were present; attended
94. were together assembled; gathered
95. were up were awake; risen
96. withstood endured; resisted
97. woke awakened; became awake
98. woke up became awake
99. wore had clothing on
100. worked as served in a job
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