Synonyms of came (to)

came (to) 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of come (to)

1

as in counted (up to)

to have a total of

your bill comes to $53.74

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counted (up to)
• summed (to or into)
• amounted (to)
• numbered
• added up (to)
• comprised
• aggregated
• averaged
• clocked in at
• reached
• totaled
• measured
• constituted
• made up
• equaled
• composed

2

as in amounted (to)

to be the same in meaning or effect

it all comes to nothing in the end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amounted (to)
• corresponded (to)
• added up (to)
• meant
• measured (up)
• matched
• equaled
• emulated
• signified
• approached
• suggested
• spelled
• touched
• denoted
• imported
• smacked (of)
• met
• expressed
• rivaled
• connoted

3

as in occurred (to)

to enter the mind of

the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• occurred (to)
• struck
• dawned (on)
• crossed
• remembered
• recalled
• appeared
• arrived
• learned
• emerged
• recollected
• memorized
• reminisced
• conned
• materialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgot
• ignored
• neglected
• overlooked
• disregarded
• unlearned

came to

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of come to

as in came around

to gain consciousness again

after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

Synonyms & Similar Words

• came around
• recovered
• came round
• revived
• woke up
• awoke
• awakened
• rallied
• pulled through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed out
• fainted
• blacked out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of came (to)

Verb

Bowe came to the gold medal game to support Knight. —Michael Russo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026

But Ukraine’s successes came to a halt after the liberation of Kherson in November 2022. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026

Earlier in the show, Chioma tells Choe how British Vogue’s Gisele Pelicot digital cover story came to be. —Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026

Glenn threw a defiant punch to the air as her music came to a close, then tears began to flow as her coach, Damon Allen, enveloped her in a hug. —Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026

Disney fans came to its defense. —James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, lived in Minnesota and came to the Big Apple for a business conference with Wall Street investors. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Just moments after Georgia’s 2025 season came to an end, safety KJ Bolden had turned the page. —Connor Riley, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The socialist Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999 and managed PDVSA for priorities other than maximum profits. —The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026