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

Examining pieces of it can explain how Mars' moons -- and possibly moons elsewhere -- came to be. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

From Montblanc to Leica Giannattasio, who grew up in Astoria, Queens, came to Leica from luxury goods, not cameras. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Their aesthetics had become an essential foundation for what came to be New Criticism. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Kang came to Disney in 2011 to head its Korea operation as managing director, later taking charge of the company’s operations in Greater China and North Asia. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Here’s a guy who scraped his dollars together, came to the club, and out of all the people there, he gets pulled on stage by Ol’ Dirty Bastard. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Writing the book brought out Titanic fans, who came to the signings. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

In the end, no flags were thrown for either player and the half came to an end. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026