Synonyms of come up

come up

verb

1

as in to come

to come near or nearer

the girl came up to the counter and asked if she could have her order prepared to go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• draw on
• close
• approach
• close in
• near
• arrive
• reach
• turn up
• show up
• nigh
• belly up
• hit
• attain
• sneak up
• gain
• land
• creep up
• waltz (up)
• make
• verge
• touch
• border
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraw
• retire
• recede
• retreat
• back (up or away)
• take off
• go
• leave
• pull out
• walk out
• remove
• run away
• shove (off)
• clear out
• exit
• depart
• quit
• light out

2

as in to arise

to come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly

let me know if anything else comes up during the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arise
• surface
• emerge
• happen
• appear
• occur
• spring (up)
• come out
• materialize
• come about
• crop (up)
• come
• show up
• turn up
• fall out
• go (on)
• go off
• interfere
• intervene
• pass
• intrude
• transpire
• chance
• hap
• interpose

Examples of come up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hernandez has been looking to buy a home for about a year, but has struggled to come up with enough for the down payment. —Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024

Here's why there are no cameras in the courtroom Odinism has come up in motions, documents in Delphi murder trial. —Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024

Central to that effort has been James Bonas, Pickett’s longtime creative partner and the ballet’s co-director, who came up with the idea to look at Crime and Punishment. —Marissa Desantis, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024

Ab-Soul made an appearance on DJ Hed and Gina Views’ SiriusXM show Effective Immediately, over the weekend to talk about his upcoming album Soul Burger when the subject of J. Cole came up. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024