Synonyms of came (to)

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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

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

The idea for the set came to Blazy while on holiday in the south of Italy, where he was inspired by an area of Calabria that acts a natural reserve for birds. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

That dream came to a screeching halt six years ago, when a sinkhole tore open that revealed an old mine lurking under Hideaway Hills -- forcing more than a dozen families to flee. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

The contest for our land came to be between the British crown and the colonists. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Emilee Chinn / Getty Images The aging core The once-youthful core that came to define two straight World Cup cycles will soon age into its 30s. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

This musical era came to a violent end under the Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s, which shuttered entertainment venues and killed nine in ten of the country’s professional musicians. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026

Fans said goodbye to Deborah and the rest of the Hacks gang when the show came to an end in May. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

As the hearing came to a close, Bessent acknowledged the tough nature of the appearance. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026