come off

come off

verb

Definition of COME OFF

intransitive verb

1

a : to acquit oneself : fare <came off well in the contest>

b : appear, seem

2

: succeed <a television series that never came off — TV Guide>

3

: happen, occur

transitive verb

: to have recently completed or recovered from <coming off a good year>

Examples of COME OFF

1. <couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been “just dating” for years>
2. <the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed>

First Known Use of COME OFF

1596

Related to COME OFF

Synonyms

be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, happen, cook, do, go down [slang], go on, hap, occur, pass, transpire

Antonyms

bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

Related Words

break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up); intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Near Antonyms

languish; flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crater, crumble, flame out; choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire; fall down, go under; implode, self-destruct

Rhymes with COME OFF

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