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Synonyms of come

10 similar words · 7 opposite words

Another word for come is occur. Other synonyms of come are become, get, go, turn and fall. The opposite of come is exit.

Synonyms and similar words for come

verbTo become, to turn out to be (often in set phrases and certain collocations).

  • becomeBegin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
  • getTo become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and comparatives).
  • goTo leave; to move away.
  • turnTo become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
  • fallTo become (chiefly used with negative states).
  • growTo assume a condition or quality over time.
  • waxTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

verbTo happen.

  • come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
  • occurTo come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
  • take place

Opposite of come

verbMore antonyms

Meaning of come

  1. verb To move nearer to the point of perspective.
  2. verb To move toward the speaker.
  3. verb To move toward the listener.

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Questions about synonyms of come

What is another word for come?
Come has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as occur, become, get, go, turn, fall, grow and wax.
What is the opposite of come?
The opposite of come is exit. Other antonyms of come are go and leave.
What does come mean?
Come means to move nearer to the point of perspective.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: come (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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