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Definition of COME UP

1

to come near or nearer <the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go>

Synonyms belly up, close, close in, come up, draw on, near, nigh

Related Words arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz up; creep up, sneak up; adjoin, border, touch, verge

Near Antonyms clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out

Antonyms back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

2

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly <let me know if anything else comes up during the project>

Synonyms come up, crop (up), emerge, materialize, spring (up), surface

Related Words appear, come out, show up, turn up; chance, come, come about, fall out, go (on), go off, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire; interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude