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

As a retired fighter, Taylor faces the daunting task of deciding what comes next. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

There comes a moment, looking at Evans’s dense worlds, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Marley Shelton is now Sheriff Judy Hicks, Gale reunites with Dewey after their divorce, Sidney comes home, and Skeet Ulrich reprises his role as Billy Loomis in his daughter Sam’s (Melissa Barrera) eerie hallucinations. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

The announcement comes amid a swirling debate around the role AI should play in how students across the country learn, and how parents and educators can best set kids up for future success. — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

The space feels more like a clubhouse than a hotel restaurant with bookshelves lined with seafaring tomes and photography books of Orange County, except this club comes with unobstructed views of the beach and ocean. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026

The visit also comes just one day after German officials formally accused Russia of attempting an explosive drone attack on a major airport in Germany. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

That history gives our institution some responsibility for what comes next—not just to prepare students for a future defined by AI, but to give them the tools to help shape that future themselves. — Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Then comes the much longer process of transforming how people travel. — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026