Synonyms of come by

come by

verb

1

as in to visit

to make a brief visit

come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visit
• run in
• drop by
• drop in
• run (over)
• come over
• call
• stop (by or in)
• see
• step in
• pop (in)
• look up
• hang (at)
• happen (by)
• haunt
• resort (to)
• barge (in)
• frequent
• bop (into)

2

as in to win

to receive as return for effort

a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• win
• earn
• gain
• reap
• get
• make
• garner
• obtain
• land
• bring in
• attain
• acquire
• pull down
• secure
• realize
• capture
• draw
• carry
• procure
• achieve
• knock down
• accomplish
• bag
• accumulate
• take over
• occupy
• gross
• score
• net
• pick up
• regain
• clear
• catch
• amass
• recapture
• rack up
• notch (up)
• remake
• annex
• reacquire
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• give
• forfeit
• grant
• give up
• accord
• yield
• surrender
• hand over
• relinquish
• part (with)

Examples of come by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While interest in skateboarding has exploded in recent years, skatepark architects remain scarce and funding for these ventures is hard to come by. —Christina Noriega, NPR, 2 Sep. 2024

Reliable information about the availability of the drugs is hard to come by. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024

Through it all, medical care can be hard to come by. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024

If fewer of Cooper’s tricks to escape — which serve as the film’s set pieces — came by way of convenient happenstance, Trap might work a bit better as a straight thriller about a predator becoming prey. —Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 3 Aug. 2024