Synonyms of befall

befall

verb

bi-ˈfȯl 

as in to happen

to take place

whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happen
• occur
• be
• come
• do
• transpire
• come down
• betide
• come about
• come to pass
• pass
• cook
• come off
• go down
• hap
• go on
• arise
• chance
• rise
• materialize
• shape (up)
• develop
• proceed
• intervene
• result
• come up
• spring (up)
• crop (up)
• follow
• fall out
• turn out
• go off
• break

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of befall

But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025

Whether the same fate will befall Joe Biden remains to be seen. —Douglas Brinkley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025

And that’s confirmed by the final chapter, which sucks the air out of the fairytale and absolves God of the misery that befalls these characters. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024

In fact, the California counties most deeply affected according to the Senate dataset were in northern and inland parts of the state — suggesting the fate that has befallen Southern California could someday be replicated elsewhere in the state. —Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025