COMES UP Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

comes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of come up

as in comes

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 arises

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 comes up Whether Gusto will start the next time this spot in the rotation comes up on Wednesday is to be determined. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Another problem comes up when UX metrics are viewed separately from business goals. — Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The episode ends there, and an in memoriam card honoring Reiner comes up on screen. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Costa comes up big again after the ensuing corner kick, punching away a Jhon Arias missile. — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026 Is there anything about Starry and Restless that never comes up? — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 Abreu comes up, that’s where Martin (Pérez) is coming in the game. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 17 May 2026 The poster art comes up with a grisly new application for a corkscrew. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026 The potential for governments to intervene in film festivals comes up regularly in Europe, where taxpayer money is used to fund those events to greater or lesser degrees depending on the country. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes up

Verb

Their chicken cheesesteak comes with a choice of honey garlic chicken, lemon pepper chicken or jerk chicken.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
From there comes tempo and different ways to throw a defense off.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

Mars’s latest solo collection rockets, in some instances, 80 spaces or more and approaches the highest tier on the Official Albums Sales, Official Physical Albums and Official Album Downloads charts.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
If Babcock approaches last year’s numbers (318 minutes, when Kris Knoblauch was head coach), Edmonton would be wise to add another centre with skill.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of approaches

Verb

Instead of spending hours combing through data to figure out what needs attention, the right system surfaces important issues automatically.

— Naeem Bari, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Larcz is a dual-wearable system, with one device worn and one placed in the environment, that surfaces the best times for natural light each morning.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of surfaces

Verb

Leaders can identify where customers abandon journeys, where support friction emerges, which workflows create repeat issues and where the experience companies promise doesn’t match the one customers actually have.

— Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Every few months, another sleek electric coupe emerges with rounded fenders, a sloping roofline, and enough rear haunch to invite inevitable comparisons.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of emerges

Verb

The private patio space off of the living room bellies up to the beach, where two sunbeds and an umbrella are set up for sunset happy hours.

— Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2026
For the best seat in the house, request the chef's table that bellies up to the kitchen.

— Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of bellies up

Verb

That process happens anywhere in the world — including in the human gut, where microbes eat indigestible foods, and create a byproduct medical doctors might describe as flatulence.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
This is different from a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the entire moon is covered by our planet's shadow.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 July 2026