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 Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 The split comes amid frustrations over a lack of spending on player signings. — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 And Georges delivers—come for the smart, international menu and panoramic views over Paris (especially appealing at night, when the Eiffel Tower twinkles with light). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 His comments come shortly after deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come

Verb

Compared to Bromley, Fleetwood are approaching elder-statesmen status as members of the EFL.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Howell stormed out of the bodega following an argument with the victim, only to return half an hour later wearing different clothes and immediately approach Askew.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of approach

Verb

The luxury resort has truly found its rhythm, fresh enough to still feel like a discovery, and sitting directly in the path of one of the most valuable luxury audiences to arrive in Las Vegas all year.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The exact timing of the front remains uncertain, and if the storms arrive a little sooner, the severe threat will not be as great as Monday.

— Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrive

Verb

Located 8 miles south of Half Moon Bay, Tunitas Creek Beach will become the first major new public beach in the San Mateo County parks system since Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach in 1969.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Consequently, the plant could potentially become net-negative—removing more CO₂ from the atmosphere than the entire system emits during its life cycle.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of become

Verb

And this is one of those things that flags my lack of comprehension of most things happening in my midst.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
There’s no need to theorize about what happened here because the obvious answer is Bret Easton Ellis signed off on the first two episodes and then abandoned the adaptation.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of happen

Verb

Despite the help from aircraft, law enforcement could not locate the suspects after searching all of the rail cars investigators believed the burglars entered.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox lost their fourth consecutive game, 5-3, after entering the losing streak without back-to-back losses since July 1 and without three or more straight losses since mid-June.

— Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of enter

Verb

Mathers was set to appear for sentencing on Thursday for the February case and a probable cause conference in the May case.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of appear

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Instead, in their wake, the league veered far in the other direction, taking the finesse out of the game and turning on-court play into a street fight, with officials unable or unwilling to get their arms round the physicality.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The Bears haven’t ruled out the possibility of getting Trapilo at least some reps during training camp this month to test him out and rebuild his confidence in padded practices.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026