came

The word “came” has 1 syllable: came

It's pronounced as /keɪm/


What is synonym and antonym for came?

In the thesaurus, “came” has 94 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for came along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for came

Antonyms for came

  • abided
  • abode
  • arrested
  • balked
  • blocked
  • ceased
  • checked
  • checked out
  • continued
  • cramped
  • delayed
  • departed
  • detained
  • exited
  • fled
  • halted
  • hampered
  • held back
  • hindered
  • impeded
  • inhibited
  • interrupted
  • left
  • let up
  • lingered
  • nipped
  • obstructed
  • paused
  • regressed
  • remained
  • repressed
  • retarded
  • retreated
  • stalled
  • stayed
  • stemmed
  • stood
  • stopped
  • stunted
  • suppressed
  • vamoosed
  • waited
  • was
  • went
  • withdrew

Meanings of came

  • preposition
    1. Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation.
  • verb
    1. To move from further away to nearer to.
    2. To arrive.
    3. To appear, to manifest itself.
    4. (with an infinitive) To begin to have an opinion or feeling.
    5. (with an infinitive) To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
    6. To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
    7. To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
    8. (with close) To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
    9. (with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
    10. (fossil word) To become, to turn out to be.
    11. To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
    12. To carry through; to succeed in.
    13. Happen.
    14. (with from or sometimes of) To have as an origin, originate.
    15. (of grain) To germinate.
    16. To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of.
    17. To have an orgasm, to feel the sensation of an orgasm.
    18. To ejaculate.
  • noun
    1. A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.

Example Sentences

  • She came to the party early to help with the preparations.
  • The surprise gift came just in time for her birthday.
  • After a long journey, they finally came to their destination.
  • He came up with a brilliant idea during the meeting.
  • The news came as a shock to everyone in the office.

On this page you'll find 139 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to came, such as: abided, abode, accelerated, actuated, advanced, altered, appeared.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gained ground

paced

landed

  • abducted
  • accomplished
  • accumulated
  • achieved
  • acquired
  • aground
  • alighted
  • alit
  • alongshore
  • amassed
  • anchored
  • annexed
  • appeared
  • apprehended
  • arrested
  • arrived
  • attained
  • bagged
  • bayed
  • beached
  • belly-landed
  • berthed
  • blew in
  • bountiful
  • brought in
  • came
  • came by
  • captured
  • carried
  • caught
  • checked in
  • clasped
  • cleared
  • clutched
  • collared
  • copped
  • cornered
  • corralled
  • crash-landed
  • debarked
  • detained
  • disembarked
  • docked
  • drew
  • earned
  • enmeshed
  • ensnared
  • entangled
  • entrapped
  • fetched
  • fisted
  • gained
  • garnered
  • glommed
  • gloved
  • got
  • got in
  • got through
  • grabbed
  • grappled
  • grasped
  • gripped
  • grossed
  • grounded
  • haltered
  • harbored
  • haves
  • held
  • high and dry
  • hit
  • hooked
  • immeshed
  • kidnaped
  • kidnapped
  • knocked down
  • lassoed
  • lighted
  • lit
  • made
  • made port
  • meshed
  • monied
  • moored
  • nabbed
  • nailed
  • netted
  • nobbled
  • nouveau riche
  • obtained
  • occupied
  • old money
  • perched
  • picked up
  • procured
  • pulled down
  • pulled in
  • put in
  • racked up
  • rapped
  • reached
  • reacquired
  • realized
  • reaped
  • reattained
  • recaptured
  • regained
  • remade
  • rended
  • rent
  • roosted
  • roped
  • scored
  • secured
  • seized
  • settled
  • showed up
  • snagged
  • snared
  • snatched
  • stranded
  • tied up
  • took over
  • touched down
  • trapped
  • turned up
  • upper class
  • upper crust
  • well-to-do
  • won
  • wrested

neared

  • adjoined
  • advanced
  • approached
  • arrived
  • attained
  • bellied up
  • bordered
  • came
  • came up
  • closed
  • closed in
  • crept up
  • drew on
  • dropped in
  • entered
  • gained
  • hit
  • landed
  • made
  • nighed
  • reached
  • showed up
  • sneaked up
  • snuck up
  • touched
  • turned up
  • verged

occurred

  • action
  • appear
  • arise
  • arose
  • be found
  • be present
  • befall
  • befell
  • betide
  • betided
  • broke
  • came
  • came about
  • came down
  • came off
  • came to pass
  • came up
  • chance
  • chanced
  • come about
  • come off
  • come to one
  • come to pass
  • cook
  • cooked
  • crop up
  • dawn on
  • develop
  • developed
  • did
  • ensue
  • eventualize
  • eventuate
  • exist
  • expose
  • fell out
  • flash
  • follow
  • followed
  • go
  • happed
  • happened
  • hit
  • intervened
  • jell
  • manifest
  • materialize
  • materialized
  • obtain
  • offer itself
  • passed
  • present itself
  • proceeded
  • result
  • resulted
  • reveal
  • rose
  • shake
  • show
  • smoke
  • spring to mind
  • strike
  • suggest itself
  • take place
  • transpire
  • transpired
  • turn out
  • turn up
  • turned out
  • was
  • went down
  • went off
  • went on

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