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 And then this other big guy comes up on the other side of me. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes up

Verb

Each unit comes equipped with a flat-screen TV (screencast only), a Bluetooth audio system, and heating and air conditioning.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

If risk management fails and a liability arises, hopefully it will be taken care of by liability insurance.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
According to the Sepsis Alliance — a nonprofit dedicated to understanding the life-threatening condition that arises from an infection in the body — some patients can experience post sepsis syndrome.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of arises

Verb

Magnet Forensics unveiled Magnet AI this spring, an engine that surfaces artifacts in seconds and writes investigative summaries from the evidence.

— Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
What reads at a casual distance as serene maternal tenderness shifts, on closer inspection, into something more ambivalent—a shade of melancholy that surfaces only when the eye lingers on Mary’s face.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of surfaces

Verb

The Club, which is made possible via the support of Arts Council Tokyo, explicitly draws on the legacy of the Basel Social Club, which was founded in 2022 by an artist collective dedicated to creating new social spaces.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
By contrast, my poem draws on details from his biography and letters and leaves two questions hanging.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of draws on

Verb

If no winner emerges then as well, this is likely to become the first lottery prize to cross $1 billion since December 2025.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The findings could provide a framework for studying how collective behavior emerges in different systems.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 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

But the public should also understand what happens when institutions reduce job security while continuing to pay way less than competing employers.

— Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
What happens there remains to be seen but, even if the EFL sees off that legal threat, this is far from the end of the organisation’s work on financial regulations — especially in the bottom two divisions.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026