COMES OFF Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

comes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of come off

as in happens

to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

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as in succeeds

to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

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Recent Examples of comes off So, from a standpoint of how these events likely evolve, there could be small rocks and gravel and stuff that comes off where the slide is, as that rock mass adjusts to the fact that this piece just popped off. — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Remember that when the cast first comes off, the nose is still swollen and far from its final result. — Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 If that happens, some say when, the pressure comes off bond yields and the Federal Reserve. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Appearing with a live band, Abrams offered an impassioned rendition of the track, which comes off her recent album, Daughter From Hell. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 Nobody comes off well; if anything, the snooty German Jews almost seem more vicious than the right-wing plotters, who are presented as mercenary and power-hungry rather than ideological. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Not to mention, the formula is easy to move, lasts from 9 to 5, and comes off glowy rather than shiny. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026 As the backlash against Cunningham’s comments continues to pick up speed, other players have since made statements in support of trans inclusion, and the crowd at recent Fever games has been heard booing when Cunningham comes off the bench. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 On July 12, Fable 5 comes off subscription plans and moves to prepaid usage credits at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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Verb

For the technology leader responsible for keeping essential services running, these details provide a basis for assessing what protections exist and what happens in an extreme scenario.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The conversational layer may be what a borrower sees, but the difficult work happens deeper in the stack, where documents, rules, calculations, decisions, and transaction states have to remain connected.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

Ard succeeds Ryan Fiedler, who has served as CFO since June 2025 and is stepping down to transition to an external consulting role, enabling him to spend more time with his family, according to the company.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Mohamed succeeds Eva Vidal Dans, who left the company in June 2025.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of succeeds

Verb

Public health officials say there is no conclusive scientific evidence that supports using cat’s claw for any health purposes.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The best seats will be the cheapest There is a wide spread in the available prices for tickets to see U2 on their 2027 tour.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

The Helena starts at €81,500 (for reference, this works out at around US$91,000), but it multiple options are available, including the choice of materials used, the furniture added, and even off-grid functionality, so the price can vary.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
But your data shows that most of the time, rushing actually works out.

— Julia Edelstein, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of works out

Verb

Users can switch back to the original layout, Narasimhan says, and Reels will be unmuted once a user swipes or clicks into a video.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
If yours clicks every time the blades spin, the cause could be as simple as a loose screw or an unbalanced blade.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026