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 Despite intense protests from Republican lawmakers, Annapolis came up with creative ways to fund these massive spending commitments. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 Yana Yanovsky came up with the idea for the jellyfish museum after noticing how popular the jellyfish were at their other aquariums. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The fact that neither of them are wearing pants does not come up. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 In the summer of 1978, Bill Rasmussen was sitting in a traffic jam on I-84 in Waterbury with his son Scott when the two of them came up with the idea of an all-sports cable TV network. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come up

Verb

Some come for the high-octane DJs at Shellona or the all-day revelry of Nikki Beach; others swear by the legendary glamour of Le Club 55 or the festive energy of Casa Amor.

— Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Over the coming months, avionics, scientific instruments and thermal insulation will gradually transform the frame into the flying science laboratory destined for the outer solar system.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
In his view, many teens are approaching these chatbots for emotional support, but problems arise because these products were not intended for that purpose.

— Alex Hartman, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of arise

Verb

Overseas Assets The US could go beyond freezing Iranian government assets and try to confiscate assets already under US jurisdiction, drawing on a step the Bush administration took after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

— Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Unlike chess, which builds knowledge that mostly stays put on the board, reading keeps feeding the store of language and knowledge a person draws on for decades.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of draw on

Verb

Her hiring came after allegations of a toxic and abusive culture within the department surfaced in a 2020 lawsuit filed by Jennifer Conviser, a sport psychologist who had consulted with DePaul’s athletic department from 2005 to 2018.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Despite the ongoing war with Iran, recruiters interviewed said the conflict has rarely surfaced in conversations with applicants.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of surface

Verb

Initial results are expected to begin coming in shortly after polls close, with additional results expected after voting ends in the Central time zone.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
With two weeks remaining until the summer transfer window SLAMS SHUT (or simply closes), Chelsea are set to be typically busy.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of close

Verb

Cardiff, the compact capital of Wales, has undoubtedly emerged as one of the most exciting urban centers in Britain.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
But instead of making personal expertise the bottleneck through which every decision must pass, the leader creates a structure in which collective intelligence can emerge.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of emerge

Verb

Confession, but questions remain Precisely what happened after Berezovska, Reut and Zhykovych met by the highway is unclear — each of the two men have given their own version of the story.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The tinted windows looked out onto the courts where Richardson trained some of the best young female players in the Rio Grande Valley, but the glass was one-way, and from outside, nothing that happened in the room was visible.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026