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

In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

The attack comes amid heightened security around Madison Square Garden, which lies directly above the busy intercity railroad station, where the New York Knicks are hosting the San Antonio Spurs for Games 3 and 4 on Monday and Wednesday. —Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Strikes come amid Israel's military campaign in Lebanon Israel's strike in the Beirut area was the first attack since the United States brokered a truce plan for Lebanon last week. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 June 2026

Then the time comes for Rosie to fill Rulla in on the video shared on the girls’ trip. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 June 2026

Some left small locks of hair that would be enough to remember them by but would remain unfound when a mob came knocking on their door. —Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

But could there be something more coming? —Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 June 2026

Hybrid policies — life insurance that comes with a long-term care benefit — have become a more popular choice compared with standalone policies since about 2014, according to LIMRA, a research and professional organization for the insurance and financial services industry. —Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 7 June 2026

There were other people, too, who came into Baker’s life in those years and have never left. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 June 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