Following

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts9 letters

Definition of Following

verb

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
"Follow that car!"
To go or come after in a sequence.
"B follows A in the alphabet."
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
"Follow these instructions to the letter."
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
To understand, to pay attention to.
"Do you follow me?"

noun

A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
"He had a loyal following."
Vocation; business; profession.
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
"The following are the three most important questions."

adjective

Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
"See the following section."
About to be specified.
"The following words have no definition [...]"
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
"The following wind sped us on our way."

preposition

After, subsequent to.
"Following the meeting, we all had a chat."

Anagrams of Following

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "following":

7-LETTER WORDS

flowing fooling fowling wolfing woofing

6-LETTER WORDS

follow inflow logion looing lowing olingo wooing

5-LETTER WORDS

fillo fling flong flown folio gonif gonof igloo lingo login logoi logon owing

4-LETTER WORDS

fill filo fino flog flow foil foin fool fowl gill glow golf goof goon gown+10 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "following" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

FO...Words starting with "fo"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 9-letter words Unscramble "following"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

ensuepursuetailtrailsucceedundermentionedsucceeding

ANTONYMS

guideleadprecedeunfollowabovementionedaforementionedaforesaidpreceding

Rhyming Words

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring abiding abjuring ablating+5 more

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