Synonyms of come

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verb (1)

ˈkəm 

1

as in to approach

to move closer to

come here and sit by the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approach
• enter
• near
• advance
• nigh
• drop in
• pop (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• withdraw
• leave
• retreat
• depart
• recede (from)
• exit

2

as in to arrive

to get to a destination

when do you think they'll come?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrive
• appear
• get in
• get through
• show up
• land
• turn up
• reach
• hit
• fetch
• make
• pull in
• disembark
• burst (in or into)
• touch down
• breeze (in)
• check in
• debark
• blow in
• clock (in)
• waltz (in)
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• leave
• check out
• clock (out)
• flee
• vamoose

3

as in to become

to eventually have as a state or quality

your dreams can come true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• become
• get
• go
• grow
• turn
• run
• change
• transform
• wax
• alter
• modify
• mutate
• metamorphose
• transmute
• transfigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• be
• continue
• remain
• stay
• linger
• abide

4

as in to happen

to take place

whatever may come we'll always be together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happen
• be
• do
• occur
• come down
• pass
• come about
• come to pass
• cook
• befall
• come off
• chance
• transpire
• go down
• go on
• develop
• rise
• arise
• hap
• proceed
• come up
• betide
• materialize
• intervene
• shape (up)
• follow
• result
• fall out
• break
• spring (up)
• turn out
• crop (up)
• go off

5

as in to do

to move forward along a course

how is the remodeling job coming?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• do
• go
• proceed
• progress
• march
• forge
• come along
• get along
• advance
• get on
• go along
• fare
• go off
• pace
• gain ground
• speed
• accelerate
• travel
• push
• drive
• near
• approach
• pass
• run
• journey
• propel
• repair
• impel
• take out
• actuate
• wend
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stand
• stay
• stop
• check
• hinder
• impede
• halt
• stem
• hold back
• arrest
• block
• slow (down or up)
• detain
• obstruct
• suppress
• interrupt
• delay
• retard
• cease
• repress
• wait
• stall
• balk
• hamper
• inhibit
• pause
• nip
• stunt
• cramp
• let up
• regress

come (to)

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verb (2)

1

as in to count (up to)

to have a total of

your bill comes to $53.74

Synonyms & Similar Words

• count (up to)
• number
• sum (to or into)
• add up (to)
• amount (to)
• aggregate
• comprise
• clock in at
• average
• reach
• total
• measure
• constitute
• make up
• equal
• compose

2

as in to correspond (to)

to be the same in meaning or effect

it all comes to nothing in the end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correspond (to)
• amount (to)
• add up (to)
• mean
• emulate
• equal
• measure (up)
• match
• signify
• spell
• approach
• suggest
• denote
• touch
• meet
• rival
• import
• smack (of)
• express
• connote

3

as in to occur (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

• occur (to)
• strike
• dawn (on)
• cross
• remember
• recall
• appear
• learn
• recollect
• emerge
• arrive
• reminisce
• memorize
• con
• materialize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• disregard
• neglect
• overlook
• unlearn

come to

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verb (3)

as in to come around

to gain consciousness again

after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come around
• recover
• come round
• revive
• wake up
• awake
• rally
• pull through
• awaken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass out
• faint
• black out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of come

Verb

This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before. —Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Then the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzes the objects that will come closest to Earth, using infrared-scanning telescopes such as NEOWISE to estimate the size of asteroids, especially darker ones that are difficult to see in the visible spectrum. —New Atlas, 10 May 2026

Back came Minnesota less than 30 seconds later. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026

The announcement comes amid reports of ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon that have killed civilians. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026

That’s led to a stark split between Wall Street analysts and energy experts, who have been warning that oil supplies could head off a cliff in the coming months or even weeks, dragging the global economy down in the process. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026

The two men came into the fight after tons of trash talk and seemingly bad blood, but that was buried mid-fight as the two warriors repeatedly showed each other respect. —Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

The Heat came away with one-time NBA All-Star guard Tyler Herro (13th overall pick in 2019) and three-time NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo (14th overall pick in 2017) with its last two lottery selections. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026

But Stirewalt seemed to tire in the 10th inning and the Hagerty bats came alive. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026

Phrases Containing come

• come (to)
• come a cropper
• come about
• come across
• come across (as)
• come again
• come along
• come around
• come back
• come by
• come clean (about)
• come down
• come down (with)
• come down hard (on)
• come into one's own
• come off
• come off (as)
• come on
• come out
• come out with
• come over
• come round
• come to
• come to grief
• come to grips with
• come to pass
• come to terms
• come up
• come up empty
• come up with
• kingdom come
• to come