COMING UP Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

coming up

verb

present participle of come up

as in drawing on

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 arising

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 coming up After coming up empty on a fast break, James crashed into a Philadelphia 76ers fan behind the basket and took a a sip of the fan's wine during Philadelphia's 126-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Most searches now provide an AI Overview at the top, and the company is constantly coming up with new ways to nudge people toward the conversational AI Mode chatbot function. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026 Fans can buy $30 t-shirts, $27 baseball hats, and an $8 set of bumper stickers to advertise their support for the attorney general and the makeshift facility he’s credited with coming up with the idea for. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Ella Langley, Dandelion Once again, everything is coming up Ella Langley. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 The team previously had announced a Doja Cat concert – scheduled the same night as Game 2 of the WNBA Finals coming up Monday – would be moved if Golden State got that far. — Jill Martin, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 But the show already had a natural stopping point coming up that would be appropriate, storytelling-wise. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Relatively wealthy developing countries, such as South Africa, have started coming up with much of the funding for their own HIV programs. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026 The defense remained fully engaged in the second half, coming up with two huge stops to prevent the game from heading in the wrong direction. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming up

Verb

The Information describes it as a customized platform drawing on hardware and engineering experience from three generations of Fourier robots.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drawing on

Verb

However, the companies have not announced a specific US Navy procurement award arising from the trial.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
In an email to Space, Asphaug explained some of the issues arising from this, since current estimates place the timing of the moon's formation anywhere from around 40 to 120 million years after the formation of the solar system.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of arising

Verb

The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When McMillan & Wife, created by Leonard Stern, bowed in September 1971, Saint James had just turned 25 while Hudson was closing in on 46.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing in

Verb

The royal family continues to dominate headlines, with new stories surfacing every day.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
However, Google's search engine is competing directly with ChatGPT and Claude by surfacing more results through AI Overviews and AI Mode, where users primarily get summaries rather than links to other sites.

— Ari Levy, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of surfacing

Verb

The jobs report arrives with inflation running well above the Fed's 2% target, potentially forcing central bankers to raise rates in the coming months after making no change at last week's policy meeting.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray said his confidence in the the team’s offense will never waver, knowing the players around him, and believes a breakout performance is coming.

— Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Analysts are eager to hear more about Roku, with Fox in the midst of closing that $22 billion cash and stock acquisition announced last June.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

Similar intra-party, generational battles are happening across the country and in Sacramento.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
And does repeatedly highlighting negativity overshadow the positive things happening with attendance and television audiences?

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026