comes - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, approach |
| Synonyms: | appear, arrive, attain, become, burst, buzz*, check in*, drop in, enter, flare*, get, get in, happen, hit, materialize, move, near, occur, originate, reach, show, show up, turn out, turn up, be accessible, be at disposal, be convenient, be handy, be obtainable, be ready, blow in*, bob up, breeze in, clock in, close in, draw near, fall by, fall in, hit town, make it, make the scene, move toward, pop in*, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, ring in, roll in*, sign in, sky in, spring in, wind up at |
| Antonyms: | depart, go, leave, recede, retreat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | befall, betide, break, chance, develop, fall, occur, transpire, turn out, come to pass, hap, take place |
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, reach |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, amount, become, develop, expand, get, go, grow, join, mature, number, run, spread, stretch, total, turn, wax, add up, come over, run into, sum to |
| Main Entry: | aggregate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine into a collection |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, amount, assemble, collect, combine, come, heap, mix, number, pile, sum, total, add up |
| Antonyms: | break up, disperse, divide |
| Main Entry: | appear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into sight |
| Synonyms: | arise, arrive, attend, check in*, come, come out, develop, drop in*, emerge, expose, issue, loom, materialize, occur, present, recur, rise, show, show up, spring, surface, turn out, turn up, be present, be within view, blow in*, bob up, break through, breeze in, clock in, come forth, come into view, come to light, crop up, make the scene, pop in*, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, ring in, roll in*, time in |
| Antonyms: | disappear, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come nearer |
| Synonyms: | advance, approximate, bear, border, buzz*, come, come at, contact, converge, equal, match, meet, near, progress, reach, resemble, surround, take after, threaten, be comparable to, be like, belly up to, catch up, close in, come close, compare with, correspond to, creep up, draw near, gain on, go toward, impend, loom up, move in on, move toward, verge upon |
| Antonyms: | depart, distance, leave, go away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | become |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evolve into |
| Synonyms: | come, convert, incline, mature, metamorphose, shift, turn out, wax, alter to, assume form of, be converted to, be reduced to, be reformed, be remodeled, be transformed into, change into, come to be, develop into, emerge as, eventually be, grow into, pass into, ripen into, turn into |
| Main Entry: | chance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arrive, be one's fate, befall, betide, blunder on, break, bump, come, come about, come off, come to pass, fall out, fall to one's lot, go, hap, hit upon, light, light upon, luck, meet, occur, stumble, stumble on, transpire, tumble, turn up |
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to top; culminate |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, cap, come, come to a head, conclude, content, crown, end, finish, fulfill, orgasm, peak, please, satisfy, succeed, terminate, top, tower, break the record, hit high spot, reach a peak, reach the zenith, rise to crescendo |
| Antonyms: | delve, dip, drop, fall off |
| Main Entry: | consummate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, finish |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, can*, carry out, clinch, close, come, come through, compass, complete, conclude, crown, drop curtain*, end, halt, knock off, perfect, perform, polish off*, put away*, sign, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up, button down, call a day, clean up, effectuate, fold up, get it together, go the distance, mop up, put finishing touch on, put lid on, put to bed, sew up, take care of, top it off |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ejaculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eject semen |
| Synonyms: | climax, come*, discharge, spurt, have an orgasm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrive |
| Synonyms: | advance, come, converge, land, reach, show, show up, turn up, blow in*, come to, draw near, make it |
| Antonyms: | depart, leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute, work towards an end |
| Synonyms: | avail, befall, chance, come, concur, develop, eventuate, fall out, fare, happen, incline, occur, persevere, persist, proceed, result, serve, tend, transpire, turn, turn out, wax*, work out, conduce, lead to |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become larger, evolve |
| Synonyms: | abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, breed, build, burgeon, come, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, produce, propagate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax*, widen, branch out, burst forth, come to be, get bigger, get taller, maturate, pop up, pullulate, spring up |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | number |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | count, calculate |
| Synonyms: | account, add, aggregate, amount, come, computer, enumerate, estimate, figure in, include, numerate, reckon, run, run down, sum, tale, tally, tell, total, add up, count heads, count noses, count off, figure out, keep tabs, run into, run to, take account of, tick off*, tote, tote up |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money numerals are symbols; numbers are the things that numerals symbolize |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | originate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; spring |
| Synonyms: | arise, birth, come, come from, commence, dawn, derive, emanate, emerge, flow, issue, proceed, result, rise, start, stem, be born, come into existence, hail from |
| Antonyms: | end, finish, terminate |
| Main Entry: | penetrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pierce; get through physically |
| Synonyms: | access, barge in, bayonet, bore, break in, charge, come, crack, diffuse, drill, drive, encroach, enter, force, get in, go through, gore, impale, infiltrate, ingress, insert, insinuate, introduce, invade, jab, knife, percolate, perforate, permeate, pervade, prick, probe, puncture, saturate, seep, spear, stab, suffuse, thrust, trespass, blow in, breeze in, bust in, eat through, filter in, make a hole, make an entrance, pass through, pop in, ream, run into, sink into, stick into |
| Antonyms: | exit, withdraw, take out |
| Main Entry: | proceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flow from; originate |
| Synonyms: | arise, come, derive, emanate, ensue, extend, follow, head, issue, pass, result, rise, spring, stem |
| Antonyms: | return |
| Main Entry: | reach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrive at |
| Synonyms: | arrive, attain, check in, come, enter, get in, hit, land, make, overtake, show, show up, turn up, catch up to, clock in, come to, gain on, get as far as, get to, hit town, make it, make the scene, ring in, roll in, sign in, wind up at |
| Antonyms: | depart, go, leave |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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