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 Carolina is coming off a surprising NFC South title despite an 8-9 record, and a tight loss to the Los Angeles Rams in January’s wild card playoff round. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Cubs, coming off a sweep of the Dodgers, moved to 10-4 during a stretch of 17 games in 17 days. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 So, coming off recent and possibly prejudicial endorsements from Ari Emanuel and Chris Wallace — both of whom do big-money business with Paramount — plus a mixed Q2 earnings report Tuesday, what is the younger Ellison to do? — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 Well, one possible reason for looking elsewhere was the uncertain status of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is coming off knee surgery to repair two torn ligaments. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Legionnaires’ Disease Germs that live in hot tubs or pools can also infect people who breathe in steam or mist coming off the water. — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 30 July 2026 So Gustavsson’s early-season absence will trigger an early-season duo of Wallstedt, coming off a solid season, and offseason pickup Calvin Pickard. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Ray is a former Cy Young Award winner and is coming off his second All-Star selection in 2025. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Burgess and Nicholas’ View The wheels are coming off of this Congress. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off

Verb

Don’t expect cinematic mega-floods or massive storms happening simultaneously all around the world every day for the next year.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
This adoption is happening while the American open-weight bench thins out.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of happening

Verb

Even despite all this, the task force observes that defensive arrays might be insufficient to stop rogue drone operators from succeeding in their goals.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Howe was appointed in November 2021, succeeding Steve Bruce when Newcastle were 19th in the Premier League, shortly after a consortium led by PIF completed its takeover of the club.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of succeeding

Verb

Getting everything out is so chaotic that guests start coming down the slide before they’re even done.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Both had introduced a Friday lunchtime town hall — a weekly hour where people could talk through changes coming down the pipeline before and during the transformation.

— Owen Fitzpatrick, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming down

Verb

The rental market has also proven to be tough, with the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment going over $6,000 a month, according to a recent analysis.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026
My problem is the kart path along the road has 3 or so feet of grass between it and the road, then suddenly the grass narrows and is eventually gone before going over the bridge and everything is squeezed together.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of going over

Verb

Meanwhile, for those of us steeped in the tech field, there is quite a bit of head scratching going on.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
One of its recent projects is happening in Westport, where crews recently resumed work on the Westport Stormwater Improvement Project after going on hiatus for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of going on

Verb

For one thing, going from lush period imagination to realist contemporary drama was a big leap by design.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Crimes against society, including prostitution, drug and weapons offenses, decreased slightly, going from 278 incidents last year to 227 incidents so far this year.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

Donald has been working out at the Rams' Woodland Hills training complex and at home for several weeks in his attempt to return to NFL shape.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Four days before a Carabao Cup first-round tie at home to Portsmouth on Saturday, head coach Nuno Espirito Santo is still working out his strongest team.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026