ENSUE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ENSUE?

Need another word that means the same as “ensue”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “ensue” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ensue” are: result, follow, develop, stem, spring, arise, derive, evolve, proceed, emerge, emanate, issue, flow

Ensue as a Verb

Definitions of "Ensue" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ensue” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Happen or occur afterwards or as a result.
• Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end.

Synonyms of "Ensue" as a verb (13 Words)

arise	Come into existence; take on form or shape. New difficulties had arisen.
derive	Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state. The word punch derives from the Hindustani pancha.
develop	Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Report the news as it develops.
emanate	Give out or emit (a feeling, quality, or sensation. The proposals emanated from a committee.
emerge	Come out into view, as from concealment. The economy has started to emerge from recession.
evolve	Undergo development or evolution. The domestic dog is thought to have evolved from the wolf.
flow	Fall or flow in a certain way. The crowd flowed out of the stadium.
follow	Choose and follow as of theories ideas policies strategies or plans. She followed dinner with a brandy.
issue	Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale. Exotic smells issued from a nearby building.
proceed	Begin a course of action. We proceeded towards Washington.
result	Produce as a result or residue. Talks in July had resulted in stalemate.
spring	Move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position by or as if by the action of a spring. We decided to spring a surprise on them.
stem	Remove the stem from. Her aunt and her mother were stemming currants on the side porch.

Usage Examples of "Ensue" as a verb

• The difficulties which ensued from their commitment to Cuba.

Associations of "Ensue" (30 Words)

accordingly	In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances. There was no breach of the rules accordingly there will be no disciplinary inquiry.
acquiescent	Ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants. Too acquiescent to challenge authority.
along	Moving in a constant direction on a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface. He had brought along a friend of his.
cession	The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state. The cession of twenty important towns.
chase	The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture. Police chased the stolen car through the city.
conformism	Orthodoxy in thoughts and belief.
departure	The action of leaving, especially to start a journey. The day of departure.
follow	Choose and follow as of theories ideas policies strategies or plans. She went back into the house and Ben followed her.
following	Immediately following in time or order. You are required to provide us with the following information.
hound	Used in names of dogfishes e g nurse hound smooth hound. He has a reputation as a publicity hound.
listing	A list or catalogue.
mimesis	The imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature. Culture is organized in terms of mimesis and desire.
obediently	In an obedient manner. The dog had been sitting obediently by her side.
path	The course or direction in which a person or thing is moving. The path continues alongside the river for half a mile.
pursuit	A diversion that occupies one’s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly. A whole range of leisure pursuits.
quest	Express the need or desire for; ask for. The animal came questing through the forest.
racetrack	A racecourse.
railroad	Transport by railroad. Railroad the West.
railway	Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. The carriage of freight on the railways.
retrace	To go back over again. I wanted to retrace a particular evolutionary pathway.
search	An act of searching for someone or something. The advanced search includes options for sorting by date and specifying the news source.
speeder	A driver who exceeds the safe speed limit.
station	The frequency assigned to a broadcasting station. A research station in the rainforest.
succeed	Attain fame, wealth, or social status. He succeeded to his father s kingdom.
successive	Following one another or following others. They were looking for their fifth successive win.
trace	Discover traces of. There wasn t a trace of evidence for the claim.
track	Make tracks upon. The four running disciplines of track road country and fell.
trail	A trailer for a film or broadcast. Trails of ivy.
traverse	An area of land surveyed with a traverse. A moving catwalk that traversed a vast cavernous space.
vestige	A part or organ of an organism which has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution. He waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy.