arrive - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | arrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a destination |
| Synonyms: | access, alight, appear, attain, barge in, buzz*, check in*, disembark, dismount, drop in, enter, hit*, land*, pull in*, reach, report, show, show up, turn up, visit, blow in, bob up, breeze in, bust in, clock in, drop anchor, fall by, fall in, get to, hit town, make it, make the scene, pop in*, pop up, punch the clock, roll in*, sign in, sky in, take place, wind up at |
| Antonyms: | depart, disappear, go, leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve recognition |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, flourish, prosper, score, succeed, thrive, become famous, make good, make it, make the grade, reach the top |
| Main Entry: | accomplish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | succeed in doing |
| Synonyms: | achieve, arrive, attain, bring about, bring off, carry out, conclude, consummate, do, effect, finish, fulfill, gain, hit*, manage, perform, produce, pull off*, rack up*, reach, realize, score*, win, do a bang-up job, do justice, do one proud, do the trick, get someplace, get there, make hay, make it, nail it, put it over, sew up, take care of |
| Notes: | achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive |
| Antonyms: | abandon, fail, nullify, relinquish, give up, not finish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, bring off, come through, complete, cop*, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get*, grasp, hit, obtain, procure, promote, pull off*, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win, accede to, arrive at, get fat, get hands on, get there, glom onto, latch onto, make it |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, lose, miss, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | come in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enter place |
| Synonyms: | alight, appear, arrive, disembark, finish, immigrate, intrude, land, reach, show up, cross threshold, pass in, set foot in |
| Antonyms: | depart, exit, go, leave |
| Main Entry: | come up to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet expectations |
| Synonyms: | approach, arrive, equal, extend, match, reach, resemble, rival, admit of comparison with, bear comparison with, come near, compare with, get near, measure up to, rank with, stand comparison with |
| Main Entry: | derive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deduce a conclusion |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, assume, collect, determine, develop, draw, educe, elaborate, elicit, evolve, excogitate, extract, follow, formulate, gain, gather, get, glean, infer, judge, make, make out, obtain, procure, put together, reach, receive, trace, work out |
| Antonyms: | create, invent |
| Main Entry: | disembark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get off transportation |
| Synonyms: | alight, anchor, arrive, dismount, land, come ashore, debark, deplane, detrain, go ashore, put in, step out of |
| Antonyms: | embark, get on, leave |
| Main Entry: | emerge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come out, arise |
| Synonyms: | appear, arrive, come up, dawn, derive, develop, egress, emanate, flow, gush, issue, loom, materialize, originate, proceed, rise, show, spring, spurt, steam, stem, surface, transpire, turn up, become apparent, become known, become visible, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, come to light, crop up, make appearance, spring up |
| Antonyms: | disappear, fade, leave, go away |
| Main Entry: | get in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infiltrate; find a way in |
| Synonyms: | alight, appear, arrive, come, embark, enter, include, insert, interpose, land, mount, penetrate, reach, show, show up, turn up, blow in*, gain ingress, get inside |
| Antonyms: | get out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | happen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to pass; occur |
| Synonyms: | appear, arise, arrive, befall, betide, bump, chance, come about, come off, develop, down, ensue, eventuate, fall, follow, go on, hit, issue, light, luck, materialize, meet, pass, proceed, recur, result, shake, smoke*, spring, stumble, transpire, turn out, turn up, be found, become a fact, become known, become of, come after, come into being, come into existence, crop up, present itself, stumble upon, supervene, take effect, take place, what goes |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immigrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enter a foreign area intending to live there |
| Synonyms: | arrive, colonize, come in, migrate, settle, go in |
| Antonyms: | emigrate, stay |
| Main Entry: | judge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make decision from evidence; deduce |
| Synonyms: | act on, adjudge, adjudicate, appraise, appreciate, approximate, arbitrate, arrive, ascertain, assess, check, collect, conclude, condemn, consider, criticize, decide, decree, deduct, derive, determine, discern, distinguish, doom, draw, esteem, estimate, evaluate, examine, find, gather, make, make out, mediate, place, put, rate, reckon, referee, resolve, review, rule, sentence, settle, sit, suppose, test, try, umpire, value, give a hearing, pass sentence, pronounce sentence, size up |
| Main Entry: | mature |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become adult, fully grown |
| Synonyms: | advance, age, arrive, bloom, blossom, culminate, develop, evolve, fill out, flower*, grow, mellow*, mushroom*, perfect, prime, progress, ripen, round, season, attain majority, become experienced, become wise, come of age, grow up, maturate, reach adulthood, reach majority, settle down, shoot up* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mellow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ripen, mature |
| Synonyms: | age, arrive, develop, grow, improve, mollify, perfect, ripe, season, soften, sweeten, grow up, maturate, milden, settle down |
| Main Entry: | prosper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be fortunate; succeed |
| Synonyms: | advance, arrive, augment, batten, bear, benefit, bloom, blossom, fatten*, flourish, flower, gain, get on*, hit the jackpot*, increase, make out*, multiply, produce, progress, rise, score*, thrive, yield, be enriched, bear fruit, become rich, become wealthy, catch on*, do well, do wonders, fare well, feather nest, get there, go places, go to town, grow rich, hit it big, make a killing, make good, make it, make mark, make money, strike it rich, turn out well |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pull up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, halt |
| Synonyms: | arrive, brake, bring up, draw up, pause, come to a halt, come to a stop, fetch up, get there, haul up, reach a standstill |
| Antonyms: | continue, go |
| Main Entry: | step in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become involved |
| Synonyms: | arrive, chip in*, come, enter, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, mediate, negotiate, be invited, lend a hand, take action |
| Antonyms: | abandon, leave, wash hands |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | thrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do well |
| Synonyms: | advance, arrive, batten, bloom, blossom, boom, burgeon, develop, flourish, get ahead*, get on*, grow, increase, mushroom*, progress, prosper, radiate, rise, score*, shine, succeed, wax, bear fruit, get fat, get places, get there, grow rich, make a go, shoot up, turn out well |
| Antonyms: | decline, fail, languish, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | check in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | register |
| Synonyms: | appear, arrive, report, sign in |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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