CAME BY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

came by

verb

past tense of come by

as in visited

to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

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as in won

to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

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Recent Examples of came by The image was recorded about 90 minutes before her father came by the house. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 June 2026 That included their only two losses in the postseason so far, which came by a total of two points. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Part of it details how, when river boats came by at night, Gray's daughters would put sheets over their heads and dance around the castle. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 28 May 2026 San Antonio’s lone victory in the series came by 4 points. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Before the game, Mørch came by my apartment, in Brooklyn, to watch the afternoon matches. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 The Knicks won the season series, 2-1, against the Hawks, but each of their two victories came by three-point margins. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026 This latest berth came by finishing first in its UEFA qualifying group, including a 10-0 rout of San Marino. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Other noteworthy performances Friday came by way of recent Big Loud/DeVille Records signee Cody Lohden, rapidly rising Australian neo-traditional country music singer-songwriter Mack Geiger and Texas native Erin Kinsey, respectively. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came by

Verb

Elizabeth Stanziano reluctantly visited Norfolk, Virginia's Sail 250 festival after her mother raved for weeks about seeing the tall ships during the Bicentennial.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of called

Verb

The country, once split between British and French colonization, gained independence in 1960.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
The proposal appears to be another long shot attempt by the prolific petitioner, who has so far unsuccessfully gained traction for his dreams to revamp city transportation methods.

— Dylan Lysen July 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of gained

Verb

Ismael Saibari’s finish after 67 seconds — the earliest goal in this tournament — was brilliant before, as with their first game, Morocco’s energy dropped in the second half.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of dropped in

Verb

So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Year after year, his former (although now very distant) billionaires club has reaped a growing number of members — from tech titans to celebrities.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 12 June 2026