come across

verb

came across; come across; coming across; comes across

intransitive verb

1

: to give over or furnish something demanded

especially : to pay over money

2

: to produce an impression

comes across as a good speaker

3

: come through sense 2

Synonyms of come across

• seem
• feel
• look
• sound

Examples of come across in a Sentence

the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

Recent Examples on the Web

And the other story of that remarkable win, is that somebody who comes across as very charismatic, very authentic, can come from left field and win an election within a very short period of time. —Fortune Editors, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025

The best way is for five Democratic senators to come across the aisle. —ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025

On Instagram, and even on her reality show, Kardashian comes across as thrillingly impervious, wearing impassivity like body armor and putting her body and face through Olympian ordeals to draw our collective gaze. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025

As Washington was still digesting the election results on Thursday, a fund-raising e-mail came across the transom from Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democratic congresswoman who has emerged as one of the Party’s louder TV warriors. —Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for come across

• albatross
• applesauce
• barabbas
• helios
• kshatriyas
• backcross
• crisscross
• lacrosse
• recross
• tomas
• blas
• bos