CAME UP Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

came up

verb

past tense of come up

as in came

to come near or nearer the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go

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as in surfaced

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly let me know if anything else comes up during the project

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Recent Examples of came up Naylor was shaken up on the slide, but walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Fairchild, who came up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 The first explanation the researchers came up with was that the flies were climbing a rising gradient of odor toward the source. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 The two longest runs came up the middle, one each for the starting and second-team lines. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 Even in their two highest-scoring games — a 47-point outburst at the Cincinnati Bengals and a 38-point showing against the San Francisco 49ers — the offense came up empty on its final drives of the first half. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Juan Hernandez rallied Old Pal in the stretch, but came up a head shot. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 His dad came up with the idea of taking the neighbors’ trash cans out on garbage day and cleaning them. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 July 2026 When that opportunity came up to revisit that world, the sensory memories came flooding back. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 July 2026 Lopez came up with two outs and lined a two-run shot that narrowly cleared the left field wall. — Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came up

Verb

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

Definition of came

Verb

The next day, reports surfaced that the administration was considering a large-scale attack on Iran's energy infrastructure.

— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Not long after the Strider update surfaced, Atlanta completed an unexpected four-player trade with the Kansas City Royals.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of surfaced

Verb

Smith met the victim at Little Platte Swim Beach, the probable cause statement said, where three men allegedly approached the pair.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
As the agent got out and struggled to arrest Stanley, Morrow approached and touched the arresting agent’s shoulder, video shows.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of approached

Verb

In some areas, vast sandbanks have emerged, cargo shipping has been disrupted, tourism has suffered, and even electricity generation has been affected as river levels continue to fall.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Kenya has emerged as one of Africa’s largest carbon market destinations, attracting investments in clean cooking, renewable energy, mangrove restoration and forest conservation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of emerged

Verb

The program closed two locations due to the changes and says more than 30 students have withdrawn.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Debsirin Nonthaburi School, where the shooting took place, has been temporarily closed due to the incident, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Education.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026