COMING OFF Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

coming off

verb

present participle of come off

as in happening

to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

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as in succeeding

to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

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Recent Examples of coming off The Browns head to Pittsburgh to face the 5-2 Steelers, who are coming off a long but happy flight home from Paris after beating the New Orleans Saints 16-10 last Sunday. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 In 1980, Barret, along with Brian Cooke and Arne Sultan, created the sitcom Too Close For Comfort, a vehicle for Knight, who was coming off an immensely popular run as the vain anchorman Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026 Osaka was coming off a win over Jasmine Paolini in the first round in Tokyo. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 The 2024 Dodgers, with Shohei Ohtani coming off the first 50-50 season in history and a long list of other stars, were down 2-1 in the NLDS to the Padres before coming back to win. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The Bills are rested, coming off their bye after road wins over the Rams and Raiders. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The ‘Noles are coming off a 44-0 shellacking of a good Spruce Creek team. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Worthy is coming off back-to-back games with at least 70 receiving yards. — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Miami is coming off one of its best rushing performances of the season. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off

Verb

The odds of a mistaken dress swap happening during the preservation process are rare, especially today with tracking technology available throughout the cleaning process, according to Schapiro.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
There’s a tremendous amount happening in J-beauty, C-beauty, and now India too.

— Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

Previously head of leather goods at Louis Vuitton, followed by a successful stint as CEO of Chaumet — where revenues quadrupled under his tenure — Mansvelt moved to Berluti in 2023, succeeding Antoine Arnault.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
His son William, the future monarch of England, reportedly has no intention of succeeding him in this role as well.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of succeeding

Verb

Although Wall Street estimates are likely coming down once analysts have had a chance to sharpen their pencils and update their models, investors can take comfort in knowing that the stock is now reflecting a more realistic path in the recovery.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Black’s wife, who had summoned Bell, was concerned that her husband was coming down with a cold.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming down

Verb

My skin would tingle whenever Iverson got close to that mic and whispered along its neck, as if his breath were actually going over my neck too.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Police said Textor kept this scheme going over the course of approximately five years.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of going over

Verb

About 4,400 workers are prohibited from going on strike because they are deemed essential to public health and safety.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
And the other film is about a Jordanian farmer and the water loss in Jordan, because there’s a whole political situation going on with water being stolen by Israel.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of going on

Verb

Joah Ricard followed going 3 of 3 for 50 yards with a 13-yard scoring pass.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Not to be overlooked is Venus going direct on the same day as Mercury, which very much looks like reaching internal clarity related to matters of the heart.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

But everything changed for the worse this week, with Williams and Cason Wallace both going down with injuries that could sideline them for the entire season.

— Dan Woike, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Top Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin had to be carted off the field in the first half with an apparent left knee injury after going down without contact.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of going down

Verb

In October 2026, Marinis told The Hollywood Reporter that the creative team was still working out the new show’s airing schedule and considering whether to introduce the spinoff through an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026
Yen is now writing a fresh draft and working out the film’s visual style.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026