Synonyms of coming round

coming round

verb

present participle of come round

1

as in coming to

to gain consciousness again

the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coming to
• coming around
• recovering
• waking up
• reviving
• pulling through
• awaking
• rallying
• awakening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing out
• fainting
• blacking out

2

as in agreeing

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)

she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreeing
• assenting
• consenting
• bearing (with)
• subscribing
• submitting
• acceding
• acquiescing
• succumbing
• adopting
• standing
• suffering
• enduring
• embracing
• knuckling under
• espousing
• abiding
• tolerating
• bowing
• swallowing
• yielding
• taking
• stomaching
• relenting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissenting
• refusing
• rejecting
• denying
• scorning
• spurning
• rebuffing
• gainsaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coming round

But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now. —Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026