Nouns (0)
Verbs (27)
come
v. come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
come
v. be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled"
come
v. reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"
come
v. cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
come
v. experience orgasm; "she could not come because she was too upset"
come
v. extend or reach; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles"
come
v. enter or assume a condition, relation, use, or position; "He came into contact with a terrorist group"; "The shoes came untied"
come, come up
v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
come, come in
v. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
follow, come
v. to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
fall, come
v. come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
get, come, arrive
v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
fare, do, come, get along
v. proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
go, get, become, come, come out
v. enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
Adverbs (16)
about
adv. in rotation or succession: "watch and watch about"
near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity
adv. "She is always about"
about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so
adv. "I have roughly $3,000"
Adjectives (3)
astir, about, around
adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
Fuzzynyms (38)
approach, meet, go up, come on, come near, near, draw near
v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
wend
v. direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"
about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so
adv. "I have roughly $3,000"
nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about
adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"
nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about
adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"
in essence, basically, fundamentally, essentially, au fond
adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
practically
adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"
near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity
adv. "She is always about"
Synonyms (60)
accompany, attend, go with, attach to, come with
v. be associated with; "French fries come with the hamburger"
come through, succeed
v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
come in, become fashionable, come into fashion
v. come into fashion; become fashionable
come through, make it, pull through, survive
v. continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
hit, come across, stumble across, stumble onto, stumble upon
v. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
rise, come up
v. come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
rise, surface, come up, rise up
v. come to the surface
come in
v. be received; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda"
meet, get together, come together
v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
reason, conclude, come to the conclusion, arrive at, reason out
v. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
swim, master, subdue, get over, overcome, surmount
v. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground
v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
at work
adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"
engaged, employed, occupied
adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
engaged, in use, tied up
adj. of a telephone
on the go
adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"
overbusy
adj. too busy
up to
adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"
Antonyms (46)
retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back
v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
leave, go away, go forth
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
go, go away, depart, travel away
v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
start, part, take off, set off, set out, start out, set forth, depart
v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
quit, depart, take leave
v. go away or leave
vanish, disappear, go away
v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
regress, retrogress, retrograde, undergo regress
v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, become better
v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
flat
adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"
come about
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