COMING OFF Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

coming off

verb

present participle of come off

as in happening

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 succeeding

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 coming off Strong is coming off an incredible sophomore season, when she was named the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Wade Trophy AP Player of the Year and USBWA Player of the Year winner. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026 The Broncos are coming off a thrilling win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night, 30-26, that included a 66-yard interception return for a touchdown by former 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Closer is coming off a buzzy Venice premiere for Alex Gibney’s Musk, which is rated 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and releases theatrically through Bleecker Street on October 9. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Marco Rossi, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson and Elias Pettersson also scored for the Canucks, who are coming off a last-place finish in the NHL last season with a 25-49-8 record. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 All three major averages are coming off their second straight negative day. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 So you’re approached by Esquire with the idea for a longform story on To Catch a Predator, coming off of the tragedy in Texas. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Is that enough to hold off a Carolina team coming off a 34-3 stomping of Atlanta? — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Stocks are coming off a day in the red as the rise in bond yields puts pressure on the market. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off

Verb

But Grace suspected the predictive software was missing something crucial happening inside the drop.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
The designs were different, but something important was happening in both.

— Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

Mattel on Wednesday named Roger Lynch as its new CEO and chairman, succeeding Ynon Kreiz, who the toy giant says is leaving for a role at another public company.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
That shift means software revenue now comes from renewal and adoption, not a one-time sale, which depend on customers actually succeeding with the technology day after day.

— Mike Trkay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of succeeding

Verb

That percentage is coming down as part of UPS’ plan to eliminate lower-quality volume, but Amazon still represents a meaningful part of the business.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Jones intercepted Jay Kastantin on Bowling Green’s second offensive possession, coming down with a ball tipped by Williams Nwaneri at the line of scrimmage.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming down

Verb

Google is exploring ways to pay sites directly for contributing to AI answers, but its pilot program is reportedly not going over well with publishers.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
The couple have kept their creative partnership going over the past year.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of going over

Verb

There [are] so many horrible and important and crucial things going on in our world.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
There was a lot going on during the national anthem prior to the Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles , and the strangest part was how Caleb Williams handled the moment.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of going on

Verb

And finding that fresh way to tell stories doesn’t necessarily mean going down the tried-and-tested horror route.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
And while the club escaped with a draw after going down 2-0 on Friday, results elsewhere have given KC a bit of cushion at the playoff cut line.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of going down

Verb

Several Heat players already have been working out in advance of training camp at Kaseya Center, after previously holding a team bonding session earlier this month in California.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
This time, Miles Teller plays the father, an out-of-work engineer who is convinced by his ex-cop brother (Adam Driver) to go into business with a group of Russian importers working out of Gowanus.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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