COME UP Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

come up

verb

Definition of come up

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

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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

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Recent Examples of come up Sulej and his colleague Wojciech Pawlak from the Faculty of Geology at the Warsaw University are credited with discovering the skeleton in southern Poland in 2023 and coming up with the idea to invite volunteers to help with its restoration. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Premiering just two weeks apart, both shows are produced by Witherspoon’s media company, Hello Sunshine, which is coming up on its 10th anniversary this fall. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 July 2026 The musician hoped Nolan would ask him to write an end credits song, but that request didn’t come up until Nolan had a cut of the movie. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 The subject came up because Leslie had been playing a game devised by the morning show, Roast Our Studio, which was tied to her new HGTV series, Roast My Rental. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for come up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up

Verb

Passengers at the back can also get extra serenading with the standard Burmester 3D Surround Sound with Dolby Atmos, which comes with an additional pair of rear speakers and a more powerful 710-watt amp.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 July 2026
Until the grid manages load better, data centers curtail their own, or new supply comes online, calling on emergency power isn't the backup plan.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of come

Verb

The trial date could still be delayed by disputes over classified evidence and other complications arising from the extraordinary case.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026
For Birney, well-regarded if hardly widely known, an unexpected secondary issue has arisen as more people encounter Blue Film.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

Definition of arise

Verb

Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The argument draws on Vladimir Solovyov, a 19th-century Russian philosopher, and on Pope Benedict XVI, and it is developed with genuine theological seriousness.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of draw on

Verb

Red cards, controversy over hydration breaks, and defensive mid-blocks — Sunday’s final was a microcosm of some of the larger trends that emerged from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Rollins' ambiguous response was cut short by a superkick to Jacob Fatu, who emerged with a chilling smile.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of emerge

Verb

Onlookers watched the storm surge at the Lake Pontchartrain estuary, with kids splashing in the floodwaters as Bertha approached the Louisiana Coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Add $1–2 billion of rework, downtime or schedule slippage and the exposure approaches $1–3 billion.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of approach

Verb

Streaming Changed the Game Perhaps the most striking shift from four years ago is what happened on digital platforms.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Then 2025-26 happened — a year where Hutson scored at a near point-per-game pace, improved defensively and was Montreal’s engine from the back end en route to a sixth-place finish for the Norris.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026