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Synonyms and Antonyms of follow

synonym (synonym of follow)

  • (verb)
    accompany, come after, go after, obey, pursue, attend, copy, heed, observe, result, chase, ensue, imitate, practise, succeed
    Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorio more.. Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official. (verb)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    postdate
    be later in time (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    fall out
    come as a logical consequence; follow logically (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    travel along
    travel along a certain course (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    abide by, comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    come after
    come after in time, as a result (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.change)
    conform to
    behave in accordance or in agreement with (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    adopt, espouse
    choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    take after
    imitate in behavior; take as a model (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    trace
    follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.social)
    keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
    follow with the eyes or the mind (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    come after, succeed
    be the successor (of) (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    accompany, play along
    perform an accompaniment to (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.change)
    keep abreast, keep up
    keep informed (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    come
    to be the product or result (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    be
    work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    surveil, survey
    keep under surveillance (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pursue
    follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.change)
    stick to, stick with
    keep to (verb.change)
     

antonym (antonym of follow)

  • (verb.stative)
    antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate
    be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    come before, precede
    be the predecessor of (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    lead, precede
    move ahead (of others) in time or space (verb.motion)
     

hypernym (follow IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of (verb.social)
    act, behave, do
    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body)
     
  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
    obey
    be obedient to (verb.social)
     
  • adhere to or practice (verb.social)
    apply, practice, use
    avail oneself to (verb.social)
     
  • be next (verb.stative)
    be
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere (verb.stative)
     
  • behave in accordance or in agreement with (verb.change)
    copy, imitate, simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks (verb.creation)
     
  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (verb.possession)
    choose, pick out, select, take
    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition)
     
  • come as a logical consequence; follow logically (verb.stative)
    ensue, result, ensue, result
    issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end (verb.stative)
     
  • follow with the eyes or the mind (verb.social)
    check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out
    examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition (verb.cognition)
     
  • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (verb.cognition)
    analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, study
    consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (verb.cognition)
     
  • grasp the meaning (verb.cognition)
    understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • keep to (verb.change)
    hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist
    be persistent, refuse to stop (verb.change)
     
  • perform an accompaniment to (verb.creation)
    play
    play on an instrument (verb.creation)
     
  • to be the product or result (verb.stative)
    arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise
    come into existence; take on form or shape (verb.stative)
     
  • travel along a certain course (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF follow relation)

  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
    accommodate, oblige
    provide a service or favor for someone (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    toe the line
    do what is expected (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    conform to
    observe (verb.stative)
     
  • be the successor (of) (verb.social)
    accede, enter
    take on duties or office (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant
    take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)
     
  • behave in accordance or in agreement with (verb.change)
    go by
    be or act in accordance with (verb.change)
     
  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (verb.possession)
    adhere, stick
    be a devoted follower or supporter (verb.stative)
     
  • follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion)
    stalk
    go through (an area) in search of prey (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail
    go after with the intent to catch (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    haunt, stalk
    follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to (verb.motion)
     
  • follow with the eyes or the mind (verb.social)
    keep tabs on
    keep a record on or watch attentively (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    guard
    to keep watch over (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    invigilate, proctor
    watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) (verb.social)
     
  • to travel behind, go after, come after (verb.motion)
    dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    tailgate
    follow at a dangerously close distance (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    shadow
    follow, usually without the person's knowledge (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    carry
    pursue a line of scent or be a bearer (verb.motion)
     
  • travel along a certain course (verb.motion)
    heel
    follow at the heels of a person (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    ascend
    go along towards (a river's) source (verb.motion)
     
  • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function (verb.social)
    vet
    work as a veterinarian (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    cox
    act as the coxswain, in a boat race (verb.social)
     

cause (cause to relations of follow)

  • to bring something about at a later time than (verb.stative)
    follow
    be next (verb.stative)
     

verb group (follow is verb group of ....)

  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
    follow, stick to, stick with
    keep to (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    adopt, espouse, follow
    choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (verb.possession)
     
  • be later in time (verb.stative)
    come after, follow
    come after in time, as a result (verb.stative)
     
  • come after in time, as a result (verb.stative)
    follow, postdate
    be later in time (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    follow
    be next (verb.stative)
     
  • follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion)
    follow, surveil, survey
    keep under surveillance (verb.perception)
     
  • follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (verb.cognition)
    follow, keep abreast, keep up
    keep informed (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
    follow with the eyes or the mind (verb.social)
     
  • keep informed (verb.change)
    follow, trace
    follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • keep to (verb.change)
    abide by, comply, follow
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
     
  • keep under surveillance (verb.perception)
    follow, pursue
    follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion)
     
  • to be the product or result (verb.stative)
    come
    exist or occur in a certain point in a series (verb.stative)
     

derivation (.... is derived from follow)

  • act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes (verb.social)
    abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity
    acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    complaisance, compliance, compliancy, deference, obligingness
    a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others (noun.attribute)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compliant
    disposed or willing to comply (adj.all)
     
  • be the successor (of) (verb.social)
    sequence, succession
    the action of following in order (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, succession, successiveness
    a following of one thing after another in time (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    successor
    a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.person)
    heir, successor
    a person who inherits some title or office (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    replacement, successor
    a person who follows next in order (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive
    in regular succession without gaps (adj.all)
     
  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (verb.possession)
    acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal
    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.group)
    followers, following
    a group of followers or enthusiasts (noun.group)
     
  • follow in or as if in pursuit (verb.motion)
    chaser, pursuer
    a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture (noun.person)
     
  • follow with the eyes or the mind (verb.social)
    observance, observation, watching
    the act of observing; taking a patient look (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    vigil, watch
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    notice, observance, observation
    the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    observation
    facts learned by observing (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    observation, reflection, reflexion
    a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient
    a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses (noun.person)
     
  • perform an accompaniment to (verb.creation)
    accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, support
    a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    accompanist, accompanyist
    a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) (noun.person)
     
  • to travel behind, go after, come after (verb.motion)
    chase, following, pursual, pursuit
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    follower
    someone who travels behind or pursues another (noun.person)
     

domain category (follow is domain category of ....)

  • perform an accompaniment to (verb.creation)
    music
    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)
     
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