CAME Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

came

verb

Definition of came

past tense of come

as in approached

to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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as in arrived

to get to a destination when do you think they'll come?

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as in became

to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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as in happened

to take place whatever may come we'll always be together

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as in progressed

to move forward along a course how is the remodeling job coming?

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Recent Examples of came That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025 All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025 The character’s defiance, her desire to break free, came more naturally to Lower than the role of Helly’s outie, the privileged Lumon scion Helena Eagan, who takes on more prominence in season two. — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025 The best moments of the night came when the polished Hollywood glamour of, say, Jamie Lee Curtis, brushed up against the anarchic comedy of the 2016 Brooklyn alt-comedy scene. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 As a role player with the Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx and now the Chicago Sky, each season always came with a new set of responsibilities. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 Vietnamese immigrants came for food and stayed for the community. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025 But what truly startled me was what came next. — David Cavell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025 Wolfhard’s anxiety came acutely — and early. — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025

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Verb

As the Houthis approached the Red Sea, the area was defended by several armed formations that were nominally controlled by the Saudis.

— Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
The Ryan Field designers approached the project with a certain sophistication.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of approached

Verb

As a result, the Faulkner County Animal Shelter was contacted and later arrived to assist with the investigation.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The teams that will be ready for whatever AI does next aren’t the ones who arrived knowing the most.

— Brittany Murrey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrived

Verb

What happened in Clancy’s case appears to be similar, assuming the other jurors’ account — and not the holdout’s — is accurate.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Take what happened during the Covid-19 pandemic— the Fed, then led by Jerome Powell, was concerned that the pandemic would lead to massive layoffs.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

Jake Jurewicz, chief executive and co-founder of Blue Energy, pointed out that the partnership has progressed from technology selection to NRC permitting in only a few months.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
As the technology has progressed at a rapid clip, Congress has refrained from imposing rules or funding ways for people to successfully adjust to the potential changes from AI.

— STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressed

Verb

The carrier entered the maintenance period in March 2025 and subsequently underwent testing at sea after leaving the shipyard in early September 2026.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Sometimes an awakening is a catalyst of the breakup—the version of the self that entered the relationship is no longer recognizable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of entered

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Marte’s line drive exited his bat at 93 mph and appeared to glance off the left side of Perdomo’s head.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Scary moment The game was delayed several minutes early in the third quarter after Northwestern offensive lineman Jackson Carsello appeared to take a teammate’s knee to his helmet at the end of a play.

— Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeared

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Catcher Caden Bodine had plenty of reasons to be excited about how his first season in the Rays organization went, following a December trade from Baltimore.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The Demon Deacons went 42 yards on eight plays, converting a fourth down in the process, to get to the Miami 22-yard line.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

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