Synonyms of comes up

comes up

verb

present tense third-person singular of come up

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comes
• approaches
• draws on
• bellies up
• closes
• closes in
• nears
• shows up
• arrives
• creeps up
• nighs
• reaches
• sneaks up
• lands
• turns up
• hits
• attains
• waltzes (up)
• gains
• makes
• touches
• borders
• adjoins
• verges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraws
• retires
• retreats
• recedes
• runs away
• leaves
• backs (up or away)
• walks out
• takes off
• pulls out
• goes
• removes
• shoves (off)
• exits
• departs
• quits
• clears out
• lights out

2

as in arises

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

let me know if anything else comes up during the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arises
• surfaces
• emerges
• happens
• appears
• occurs
• goes (on)
• crops (up)
• springs (up)
• shows up
• comes out
• comes about
• comes
• materializes
• goes off
• chances
• falls out
• turns up
• interferes
• transpires
• haps
• passes
• intrudes
• intervenes
• interposes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comes up

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

After thinking about the weighty matter, the vendor comes up with a clever or perhaps devious plan. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 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

If tension comes up with a coworker, pause and restate roles clearly to keep things moving. —Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026

There is no national standard for how many hours of legal work in a day is too many, but the issue often comes up in arguments to a judge over what legal fees the winning side in a case can recover from the losing side. —Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

Automet is a brand that commonly comes up in our editor search to find comfy matching sets. —Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026

And the latest search for Malaysia Airlines’ MH370 comes up empty. —Nasteho Said, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026