Synonyms of come off

come off

verb

1

as in to happen

to take place

couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to succeed

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 & Similar Words

• succeed
• go
• go over
• bear fruit
• click
• work out
• deliver the goods
• pan out
• catch fire
• deliver
• do the trick
• catch on
• flourish
• go like clockwork
• prosper
• thrive
• cook
• percolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strike out
• wash out
• fail
• founder
• miss
• collapse
• fold
• bomb
• struggle
• flunk
• flop
• languish
• decline
• slip
• flounder
• sink
• wane
• skid
• go under
• fall down
• crumble
• slump
• crash
• crack up
• choke
• flame out
• miscarry
• crater
• implode
• misfire
• self-destruct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of come off

Stock futures initially pointed to further sharp declines Friday, but came off their lows after a couple of positive analyst reports on Jefferies and Zions Bancorp. —Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025

The family comes off, relatively speaking, as quite a happy foursome. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

Maxim De Cuyper, Eddie Nketiah and Eli Kroupi all came off the bench to score for Brighton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth respectively. —Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

Deadbeat might often come off like an album about feeling engulfed by life. —Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025