Synonyms of comes

comes

verb

present tense third-person singular of come

1

as in approaches

to move closer to

come here and sit by the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approaches
• enters
• nears
• advances
• pops (in)
• nighs
• drops in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes
• withdraws
• leaves
• retreats
• departs
• exits
• recedes (from)

2

as in arrives

to get to a destination

when do you think they'll come?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrives
• appears
• lands
• gets through
• gets in
• turns up
• shows up
• reaches
• hits
• fetches
• makes
• touches down
• pulls in
• disembarks
• bursts (in or into)
• blows in
• waltzes (in)
• barges (in)
• clocks (in)
• debarks
• breezes (in)
• checks in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes
• leaves
• checks out
• flees
• clocks (out)
• vamooses

3

as in becomes

to eventually have as a state or quality

your dreams can come true

Synonyms & Similar Words

• becomes
• grows
• gets
• goes
• turns
• runs
• transforms
• waxes
• alters
• modifies
• changes
• transmutes
• mutates
• transfigures
• metamorphoses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• is
• continues
• remains
• stays
• lingers
• abides

4

as in happens

to take place

whatever may come we'll always be together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• occurs
• does
• transpires
• comes down
• passes
• befalls
• comes off
• goes on
• comes about
• goes down
• comes to pass
• cooks
• chances
• rises
• arises
• develops
• haps
• materializes
• betides
• intervenes
• follows
• proceeds
• shapes (up)
• breaks
• comes up
• springs (up)
• crops (up)
• turns out
• results
• falls out
• goes off

5

as in progresses

to move forward along a course

how is the remodeling job coming?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progresses
• goes
• does
• proceeds
• marches
• forges
• comes along
• goes along
• goes off
• advances
• gets on
• gets along
• fares
• paces
• gains ground
• speeds
• accelerates
• pushes
• travels
• nears
• approaches
• drives
• propels
• passes
• runs
• repairs
• wends
• impels
• actuates
• journeys
• fast-forwards
• takes out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stands
• remains
• stays
• stops
• stems
• blocks
• hinders
• impedes
• checks
• obstructs
• halts
• arrests
• slows (down or up)
• suppresses
• interrupts
• represses
• retards
• ceases
• inhibits
• delays
• balks
• stalls
• holds back
• hampers
• detains
• pauses
• waits
• nips
• stunts
• regresses
• cramps
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comes

Once Isaias comes ashore, it is expected to weaken until it is downgraded to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon, the hurricane center said. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Again and again, Misty comes fully alive in the presence of others—a saving grace in a town that still often runs on chance meetings, fateful reunions, and testy but resilient relationships. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Braking comes courtesy of a 310-mm front disc paired with a twin-piston axial-mount caliper, while a 255-mm rear disc gets a single-piston caliper. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

The new mountaineering movies are delirious vicarious cinema, employing technological means and a filmmaking bravado that comes with them that would have been unimaginable three or four decades ago. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

There’s the big rock, and here comes the mothership and its clouds and all this color behind it. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

The news comes two days after the Walt Disney Company announced that Disney+ will stream ESPN's and ABC's broadcast of the big game. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

The necessary computer that comes with it is another $12,000. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

The accusation comes two months after Tiffany Qualls’ firing in June. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026