COMING ROUND Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

coming round

verb

present participle of come round

as in coming to

to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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Relevance

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as in agreeing

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round

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Recent Examples of coming round But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026

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Verb

The extension will make travel easier for both patients receiving care in the medical district as well as employees coming to the area’s rapidly expanding hospitals, such as upgrades to the JPS campus and Cook Children’s.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Xi has championed anti-corruption since coming to power in 2012, and has sustained a crackdown on officials going for more than a decade.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming to

Verb

Before agreeing to anything, though, make sure the debt is legitimate and confirm who has the authority to collect it.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
After agreeing to a buyout with the Mavericks in August before joining the Heat this past offseason, Thompson played against the Mavericks for the first time on Monday since his departure.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreeing

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Wall Street is also coming around, with Bank of America double upgrading Salesforce to buy from sell last week.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
After being criticized for coming around too slowly to the transfer portal, Swinney added 15 transfers this offseason.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming around

Verb

User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Back to basics on The Daily Show Not to wax nostalgic, but back in my day, The Daily Show was mostly a cavalcade of weirdos consenting to be filmed while comedians played right in their face.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of consenting

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