CAME BY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

came by

verb

past tense of come by

as in visited

to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in won

to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of came by The image was recorded about 90 minutes before her father came by the house. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Before the game, Mørch came by my apartment, in Brooklyn, to watch the afternoon matches. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 This latest berth came by finishing first in its UEFA qualifying group, including a 10-0 rout of San Marino. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 San Antonio’s lone victory in the series came by 4 points. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Other noteworthy performances Friday came by way of recent Big Loud/DeVille Records signee Cody Lohden, rapidly rising Australian neo-traditional country music singer-songwriter Mack Geiger and Texas native Erin Kinsey, respectively. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 That included their only two losses in the postseason so far, which came by a total of two points. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Part of it details how, when river boats came by at night, Gray's daughters would put sheets over their heads and dance around the castle. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 28 May 2026 The Knicks won the season series, 2-1, against the Hawks, but each of their two victories came by three-point margins. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came by

Verb

Former patrons of the bar and other mourners visited the site Tuesday, adding to the growing pile of flowers leaning on the guardrails cordoning off the location of the blaze.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
One afternoon, the church is visited by a pair of strange twins in matching white tracksuits, who call themselves simply ‘Firstborn’ (Sarah Coffey) and ‘Secondborn’ (Kimball Farley).

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

And when Burnham — favored by many within Labour to lead the party and the country — won a special election for a seat in Parliament, Starmer gave in to the mounting pressure to quit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Spain, meanwhile, is unbeaten in 37 straight matches and won both the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League and 2024 European Championship.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of won

Verb

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who ran in the Democratic primary for governor and is currently pursuing Graham Platner's former seat in the Senate, also commented on the shooting on Monday.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 July 2026
The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.

— Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026

Definition of ran in

Verb

Gold watches on the secondary market have dropped in price since April, according to a new report from the Bloomberg Subdial Index.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 July 2026
Ismael Saibari’s finish after 67 seconds — the earliest goal in this tournament — was brilliant before, as with their first game, Morocco’s energy dropped in the second half.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of dropped in

Verb

The offbeat film became a critical and audience hit, grossing $140 million, and reaped Oscars for Hunter, Paquin and screenwriter Campion.

— Chris Morris, Variety, 13 July 2026
Since 2013, Chevron has consistently charged the highest gas prices in the state and reaped the biggest profit margins.

— Jerry McNerney, Mercury News, 2 July 2026