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come off

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of come off

1 to take place
  • We couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years.
Synonyms of come off

be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, cook, do, go on, happen, occur, pass, transpire
Words Related to come off

break, develop, rise, shape (up)

arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up)

intervene

fall out, follow, result, turn out

go off, proceed
Phrases Synonymous with come off

come to pass
2 to turn out as planned or desired
  • The attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed.
Synonyms of come off

click, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out
Words Related to come off

catch on

flourish, prosper, thrive

cook, percolate
Phrases Synonymous with come off

bear fruit, catch fire, deliver the goods, do the trick, go like clockwork
Near Antonyms of come off

languish

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, flame out

choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire

fall down, go under

implode, self-destruct
Antonyms of come off

bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out

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