ARRIVING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

arriving

verb

present participle of arrive

as in coming

to get to a destination when will the guests arrive?

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Relevance

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as in succeeding

to reach a desired level of accomplishment the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination

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Recent Examples of arriving Tiffany Young has announced her debut solo studio album, Edge of Calm, arriving worldwide on August 20, alongside an eight-city Asia tour running from September through December this year. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 That includes Ghana, which received a boisterous welcome to KC after arriving here for its Round-of-32 match against Colombia. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Campbell also captured video of two kayakers and a person on a small motor boat arriving to the plane. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026 Fresh shipments stopped arriving a month prior to the closing date, and signage announcing the final day went up approximately two weeks ago. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 Officials arriving on scene identified two vehicles suspected of being used in the theft — one that had been left at the station, and the other that the suspects had fled in. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 The smoke should begin arriving from the west in the late morning and spread east-southeast through the afternoon and continue into early tonight, the weather service says. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 Zendaya turns heads in a metallic dress while arriving to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City on July 15. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 The camp was established as part of a New Deal effort to improve living conditions for Dust Bowl migrants arriving in California. — James Ward, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arriving

Verb

There were concerns about the USA’s toxic political environment keeping many of the international visitors from coming for the tournament.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Warnings of extreme storms and resultant flooding, erosion and widespread damage abound, along with growing lists of how to prepare for coming turbulent weather.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

After spending the offseason dedicating himself to succeeding in the weight room, a visibly stronger Richard was an impassable brick wall against the summer league guards.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Republicans just finished a sprawling and bruising contest to figure out their nominee for succeeding McMaster, who is wrapping up his second term.

— Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of succeeding

Verb

But Nia showed a talent for transmitting the scene’s legacy and ethos to a bigger, younger audience while pushing the envelope with her own sound, appearing current while earning crucial co-signs from scene elders like Goldie, DJ Die, and Randall.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Other video of the incident taken from overhead shows the suspect appearing to spread liquid on the ground and setting the fire, with a large blaze of fire resulting.

— Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of appearing

Verb

And the pilots, Burnstein says, are landing at maybe 20% to 50% effectiveness.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Born in Nigeria to a neurosurgeon father and pharmacist mother, Adamolekun spent his early childhood on the move, including stops in Zimbabwe as well as the Netherlands before landing in central Illinois at age 9.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Definition of landing

Verb

Thanks to a sports science innovation and athletes’ determination to keep playing, a growing number of over-40 athletes are thriving in a wide range of sports.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Here, in a patch of the city that is 99 percent concrete, a space that leaves no quarter for animals to survive, is evidence that the creatures are thriving, albeit just out of reach.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of thriving

Verb

These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless.

— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The agreement also established four goals for the year 2050, addressing protection and restoration, prospering with nature, sharing benefits fairly, and investment and collaboration.

— Mark VanderSchaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026

Definition of prospering

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