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 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 And then, there’s the leader, who breaks down just about every huddle when the team comes off the field and prepares to bat. — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026 The letter comes off way too aggressive, according to Hauf. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 4 May 2026 This large cooler has two handles on the sides, and the lid comes off completely. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 Tina Brown, who literally comes off better than any other person in the Epstein files, had been in business with Weinstein. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026 This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026 The ad comes off the heels of — but is seemingly not actually connected to — Song Sung Blue, the music drama about the tumultuous lives of Neil Diamond tribute musicians Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson), also known as Lightning and Thunder. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes off

Verb

Is this what happens when Tamra finally douses herself in so much melatonin before filming that her fat tongue won’t move in her mouth?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
When a big set happens, nearly everyone has just experienced it together.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of happens

Verb

The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
There is a lot riding on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech here Friday morning at the Fed’s storied annual retreat in the Tetons.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

Driving Experience The windscreen is brief to say the least, but airflow goes right over your head.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The movie goes big on the ‘80s tropes for laughs, including over-the-top costumes and era-specific references, but the love story at its heart is timeless.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of goes

Verb

Steel Magnolias was also adapted from a play of the same name about the lives of a group of six women in a small Louisiana town, with Parton playing the role of a Truvy Jones, a hairdresser who works out of her home salon.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
Led by Inspector Ӧnem, the team (which works out of a basement) deals with honor killings, suicides, and exploitation.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026