Synonyms of arrive

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verb

ə-ˈrīv 

1

as in to come

to get to a destination

when will the guests arrive?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• appear
• land
• get in
• get through
• show up
• disembark
• turn up
• reach
• hit
• fetch
• make
• pull in
• burst (in or into)
• debark
• breeze (in)
• touch down
• check in
• blow in
• clock (in)
• waltz (in)
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leave
• go
• check out
• flee
• clock (out)
• vamoose

2

as in to succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment

the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• thrive
• flourish
• make it
• get ahead
• prosper
• get there
• get somewhere
• make the grade
• cut it
• make good
• win
• hit it big
• hack it
• excel
• prevail
• come into one's own
• cut the mustard
• make one's mark
• triumph

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• struggle
• flounder

arrivé

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noun

as in comer

Related Words

• comer
• upstart
• nouveau riche
• parvenu
• social climber
• snob
• arriviste
• adventurer
• fat cat
• nabob
• moneybags

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arrive

Verb

Hope was billed as a high-upside outfield prospect out of high school, and did nothing but hit after arriving in the Dodgers’ system. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Food people are normally a raucous, emotive bunch, but there was a tightness in the air as folks arrived and took their seats. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Noun

Coach Nick Saban and GM Randy Mueller arrive, inherit a team that went 4-12, and go 9-7 with a new QB in journeyman Gus Frerotte. — Greg Cote july 27, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

The hours and days after the belugas arrive are among the most critical, Otjen said. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 July 2026