Synonyms of come up

come up

verb

1

as in to come

to come near or nearer

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• draw on
• close
• approach
• close in
• near
• arrive
• reach
• turn up
• show up
• nigh
• belly up
• hit
• attain
• sneak up
• gain
• land
• creep up
• waltz (up)
• make
• verge
• touch
• border
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraw
• retire
• recede
• retreat
• back (up or away)
• take off
• go
• leave
• pull out
• walk out
• remove
• run away
• shove (off)
• clear out
• exit
• depart
• quit
• light out

2

as in to arise

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

let me know if anything else comes up during the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arise
• surface
• emerge
• happen
• appear
• occur
• spring (up)
• come out
• materialize
• come about
• crop (up)
• come
• show up
• turn up
• fall out
• go (on)
• go off
• interfere
• intervene
• pass
• intrude
• transpire
• chance
• hap
• interpose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of come up

Full lame-duck seasons like the one coming up here are rare; and for good reason. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026

Shohei Ohtani led off the ninth with a double (his on-base streak now at 51 games) to start a two-run rally that died when Ryan Ward came up as the tying run and Rockies rightfielder Troy Johnston robbed him of a hit on a diving play to end the game. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026

The reasoning was that Hoerner would have tried to steal second, and the Cubs had their 2-3-4 hitters coming up after him. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

Seldom does a day pass without someone coming up to Monday to say thank you, or to shake his hand. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026