COME Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

come

verb

ˈkəm

Definition of come

as in to approach

to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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Relevance

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as in to arrive

to get to a destination when do you think they'll come?

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as in to become

to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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as in to happen

to take place whatever may come we'll always be together

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as in to do

to move forward along a course how is the remodeling job coming?

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of come The firm’s profits, Maeda explains, come mostly from sales of the Akalux drug. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 The closure comes a month after The Star looked into why the shelves at the store were so empty. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 The two each made pars the first time around, and then came the tee shot heard 'round the world. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The bullish call also comes amid a broader shift in market leadership. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come

Verb

The result offers researchers a different way to approach quantum material design.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
With Election Day approaching, California voters are facing a crowded ballot and competing claims about what the state's propositions would do.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of approach

Verb

The area was briefly closed while officers waited for coroner’s officials to arrive.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
With a couple of hundred attendees expected, more than 2,000 people had arrived by the halfway point of the inaugural event, which was hosted by Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1714.

— Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrive

Verb

At 16% and 7% respectively, they have been kneecapped by their association with the political mainstream that has become so unpopular.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu’s decision to bring two Jewish supremacists into government became emblematic of Israel’s rightward turn—and one of the factors in its growing international isolation.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of become

Verb

This year, that did not happen initially, according to officials in three states who spoke to NPR anonymously because they weren't authorized to speak to the press.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 22 Oct. 2026
Room for Disagreement No matter what happens with Permian oil production, the region is set to see a windfall from the influx of hyperscale data centers, including an enormous one Chevron is building southwest of Midland.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of happen

Verb

There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Sellers who have the option to pull their listing off the market are generally doing so.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

But students in more affluent schools, where Asian American students are concentrated, must perform better on the standardized exam to enter the lottery.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
However, certification does not mean the aircraft has entered commercial service.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of enter

Verb

Shifts among Latino voters, who represent sizable portions of the electorate in both states, and Trump’s sagging approval rating appear to be driving Democrats’ strength in redder areas.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
His death appeared to be the first fatality involving a horse carriage in Central Park since the rides began.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of appear

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Ironically, these uninsured Americans may be helping drive the cost of health care even higher, fueling a cycle in which health insurance gets more expensive, forcing more people to drop coverage.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Why concert tickets keep getting more expensive Artists, promoters, venues, and ticketing platforms all take a cut of each ticket.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026