Synonyms of came off

came off

verb

past tense of come off

1

as in happened

to take place

couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happened
• was
• went on
• came to pass
• came
• came down
• came about
• occurred
• went down
• did
• cooked
• passed
• transpired
• befell
• came up
• betided
• chanced
• shaped (up)
• happed
• cropped (up)
• fell out
• sprang (up)
• developed
• turned out
• went off
• rose
• arose
• proceeded
• intervened
• materialized
• resulted
• followed
• broke

2

as in succeeded

to turn out as planned or desired

the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeded
• went over
• went
• worked out
• clicked
• caught fire
• bore fruit
• delivered
• went like clockwork
• delivered the goods
• panned out
• did the trick
• caught on
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• cooked
• percolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struck out
• failed
• washed out
• missed
• folded
• collapsed
• flopped
• foundered
• bombed
• flunked
• struggled
• languished
• declined
• floundered
• slipped
• waned
• went under
• sank
• slumped
• skidded
• crumbled
• fell down
• crashed
• cracked up
• choked
• cratered
• miscarried
• flamed out
• misfired
• imploded
• self-destructed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of came off

The Fever won 109-75 as Kelsey Mitchell had 27 points and Sophie Cunningham came off the bench to score 20 on 7-of-9 shooting, including 6 of 7 from behind the 3-point arc. — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Second-round pick Izaiyah Nelson came off the bench for a third consecutive Summer League contest but exited early due to an injury. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Messi kicked off the tournament with a hat trick in Argentina’s opener against Algeria, followed that with a brace against Austria and then came off the bench to score his sixth goal against Jordan with a sublime free kick. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Cardoso had six points on 3-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in the first five minutes before Yueru came off the bench. — CBS News, 13 July 2026

Cardoso had six points on 3-of-5 shooting and five rebounds in the first five minutes before Yueru came off the bench. — ABC News, 12 July 2026

Even as someone who tries to keep the number of apps on his phone and in his home to a minimum, the baby back ribs that came off the Konnected Kamado and their perfect smoke ring won me over. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

All three of Boston’s run-producing hits came off Cole’s four-seam fastball. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026