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 Lopez came up with two outs and lined a two-run shot that narrowly cleared the left field wall. — Miami Herald, 5 July 2026 Their defenders also made two goal-line clearances while goalkeeper Ronwen Williams came up with big saves. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 All three came up through the internet and bypassed the traditional studio pipeline. — Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026 Both made it to the biggest stage at their respective level and came up short. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 Fahnlander traveled with her to the Florida ceremony and said therapists from across the country came up to thank her. — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026 But if the right role came up, maybe down the line. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 His name came up in public discussion about the case from the start. — CBS News, 19 June 2026 Then another object came up behind it, then three more. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 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

Some critics of Israel have surfaced his past activities and affiliations to make the case that opposing Argentina is the anti-Zionist choice.

— Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Just minutes before news surfaced of an altercation between former Miami Heat teammates Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo, Herro spoke in glowing terms about the Heat organization and the city of Miami.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Definition of surfaced

Verb

Adebayo approached Herro and, without hesitation, punched him.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
From construction repairs, traffic, and safety, the worries compounded on themselves as the city approached the kickoff of its first KC match on June 16.

— Zuri Primos July 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026

Definition of approached

Verb

Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of deadlock over the premiership following last year’s parliamentary elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Wilmington police say officers were monitoring a crowd when Skinner emerged from a house and pointed a gun at the group.

— CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of emerged

Verb

South Korean markets are closed for a public holiday, so stocks like Softbank and TSMC have attracted the most intense selling.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation want the state and feds to confirm in federal court that the controversial immigration detention center hastily erected in the Everglades has permanently closed and will not reopen.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of closed

Verb

Argentina triumphed on penalties in 1998, after David Beckham was sent off, and England won via a penalty in 2002, when Beckham went some way to atoning for what happened four years earlier by converting from the spot.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
What happened, Wells' parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and missing details.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026