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.

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Related Words

acceded

  • abided
  • abode
  • acquiesced
  • adopted
  • agreed
  • assented
  • bowed
  • came round
  • consented
  • embraced
  • endured
  • espoused
  • knuckled under
  • relented
  • stomached
  • stood
  • submitted
  • subscribed
  • succumbed
  • suffered
  • swallowed
  • tolerated
  • took
  • yielded

backstage

  • behind the curtain
  • behind-the-scenes
  • clandestine
  • clandestinely
  • classified
  • closet
  • closeted
  • collusive
  • collusively
  • concealed
  • confidential
  • confidentially
  • conspiratorial
  • conspiratorially
  • covert
  • covertly
  • esoteric
  • furtive
  • furtively
  • hidden
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • hushed
  • in a corner
  • in camera
  • in private
  • in secret
  • in the background
  • in the dark
  • inside
  • intimate
  • intimately
  • inwardly
  • nonpublic
  • occult
  • offscreen
  • offstage
  • out of public view
  • personal
  • private
  • privately
  • privy
  • repressed
  • restricted
  • secret
  • secretively
  • secretly
  • silenced
  • silent
  • sneak
  • sneakily
  • sneaking
  • sneaky
  • sotto voce
  • stealthily
  • stealthy
  • stifled
  • sub-rosa
  • suppressed
  • surreptitious
  • surreptitiously
  • top secret
  • unadvertised
  • unannounced
  • under-the-table
  • undercover
  • underground
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • underhandedly
  • undisclosed
  • unmentioned
  • unsaid
  • untold

baffled

  • abashed
  • addled
  • addlepated
  • adhered
  • agape
  • aghast
  • agitated
  • agnostic
  • agog
  • appalled
  • arrested
  • astonished
  • astounded
  • at a loss
  • at sea
  • at sixes and sevens
  • averted
  • awe-struck
  • awed
  • balked
  • bamboozled
  • barred
  • beat
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • beguiled
  • bemused
  • bested
  • bewildered
  • blocked
  • bollixed
  • bothered
  • bowled over
  • buffaloed
  • caught
  • chagrined
  • checked
  • checkmated
  • circumvented
  • clogged
  • clueless
  • come apart
  • come unzipped
  • confounded
  • confused
  • confusional
  • conquered
  • counteracted
  • cowed
  • cozened
  • crushed
  • dazed
  • dazzled
  • deceived
  • defeated
  • deluded
  • disappointed
  • discombobulated
  • discomfited
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconcerted
  • discountenanced
  • disheartened
  • dismayed
  • disorganized
  • disoriented
  • disquieted
  • distracted
  • distressed
  • distrustful
  • disturbed
  • dizzy
  • dopey
  • doubtful
  • doubting
  • dubious
  • dumbfounded
  • dumbstruck
  • duped
  • embarrassed
  • encumbered
  • equivocal
  • faithless
  • faltering
  • fazed
  • fettered
  • fixed
  • flabbergasted
  • flipped-out
  • floored
  • flummoxed
  • flustered
  • foggy
  • foiled
  • fooled
  • forestalled
  • fouled-up
  • foxed
  • frozen
  • frustrated
  • fuddled
  • giddy
  • glassy-eyed
  • glued
  • gone
  • got
  • graveled
  • gravelled
  • gulled
  • halted
  • hampered
  • handicapped
  • hard put
  • hard-pressed
  • held back
  • hesitant
  • hesitating
  • hindered
  • hoaxed
  • hobbled
  • hoodwinked
  • humbled
  • humbugged
  • hung up
  • impeded
  • in a dither
  • in a fog
  • in a quandary
  • in clouds
  • in dilemma
  • indecisive
  • inhibited
  • irresolute
  • joined
  • licked
  • like doubting Thomas
  • lost
  • loused up
  • manacled
  • mastered
  • mazed
  • messed-up
  • mind-blown
  • mired
  • misguided
  • misled
  • mixed up
  • mortified
  • mucked up
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • mystified
  • negated
  • neutralized
  • nonplused
  • nonplussed
  • not following
  • not with it
  • nullified
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • of two minds
  • offset
  • out to lunch
  • overcame
  • overcome
  • overpowered
  • overthrown
  • overwhelmed
  • perplexed
  • perturbed
  • posed
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • punch-drunk
  • punchy
  • put out
  • put to it
  • puzzled
  • questioning
  • rattled
  • reeling
  • routed
  • ruined
  • saddled
  • screwed-up
  • screwy
  • set back
  • shackled
  • shocked
  • shook
  • shook-up
  • short-circuited
  • shot to pieces
  • skeptical
  • slap-happy
  • slaphappy
  • snowed
  • spaced out
  • speechless
  • staggered
  • stalled
  • startled
  • stopped
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stumped
  • stunned
  • stupefied
  • stymied
  • subjugated
  • surmounted
  • surprised
  • suspicious
  • taken aback
  • tentative
  • theoretical
  • thrown
  • thrown off balance
  • thunderstruck
  • thwarted
  • tied up
  • took in
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • tricked
  • troubled
  • trounced
  • turbid
  • uncertain
  • unconvinced
  • undecided
  • undone
  • unglued
  • unhinged
  • unresolved
  • unscrewed
  • unsettled
  • unsure
  • unzipped
  • upset
  • vacillating
  • vanquished
  • vexed
  • vext
  • wavering
  • weirded out
  • without a clue
  • without belief
  • woolly
  • worsted

bafflement

  • abashment
  • ado
  • adverse fate
  • adversity
  • aggravation
  • agitation
  • annoyance
  • anxiety
  • bamboozlement
  • befuddlement
  • bemusement
  • bewilderedness
  • bewilderment
  • blow
  • bother
  • care
  • chagrin
  • charge
  • commotion
  • complication
  • confusedness
  • confusion
  • crisis
  • daze
  • defeat
  • depression
  • despondency
  • discombobulation
  • discomfiture
  • discomfort
  • disconcertment
  • discontent
  • discouragement
  • disenchantment
  • disgruntlement
  • disillusion
  • disillusionment
  • dismay
  • disorientation
  • disquiet
  • dissatisfaction
  • distraction
  • distress
  • disturbance
  • dither
  • embarrassment
  • emergency
  • exigency
  • failure
  • flurry
  • fluster
  • fog
  • frustration
  • fuss
  • grievance
  • hangup
  • harassment
  • head-scratching
  • imbroglio
  • inconvenience
  • irritation
  • jam
  • lack of success
  • letdown
  • maze
  • mess
  • millstone
  • misery
  • mortification
  • muddle
  • mystification
  • nonsuccess
  • obfuscation
  • oppression
  • perplexity
  • perturbation
  • pickle
  • pinch
  • predicament
  • pressure
  • puzzle
  • puzzlement
  • quandary
  • ramification
  • regret
  • responsibility
  • scrape
  • setback
  • stew
  • strain
  • strait
  • stress
  • strife
  • struggle
  • stupefaction
  • stupor
  • surprise
  • tangle
  • the knocks
  • to-do
  • trouble
  • turmoil
  • unfulfillment
  • upset
  • vicissitude
  • weight
  • whirl
  • worry

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