COME BY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

come by

verb

Definition of come by

as in to visit

to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

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Relevance

as in to win

to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

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Recent Examples of come by But yeah, Oppenheimer increased tourism in Los Alamos and the places that Stranger Things shot last year have already seen an uptick in people coming by. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Then, in early June, a woman named Dominique Rice came by with a video crew. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026 Whether The Bathroom Is Prepped Don’t forget to stay on top of the state of your bathroom, whether or not a pro organizer is coming by! — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 More so when this threat comes by way of push notifications, which are designed to engage directly with the user in real time. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come by

Recent Examples of Synonyms for come by

Verb

Bret decides to visit Matt’s father, who is surprisingly wistful about his missing son and their fractured relationship.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The Sussexes also visited Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, at the Spencer family ancestral home, Althorp, in Northamptonshire.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of visit

Verb

All the drama from last week’s showdown with the season-21 designers is resolved by season 22 winning the unconventional-materials challenge.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Chidgasornpongse won best director in the Asian New Talent competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where Sompop Songkampol also took best actor.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of win

Verb

As the graphic below shows, Fernandez-Pardo is comfortable running in-behind down the channels and sending in crosses, as well as beating his defender and cutting balls back for team-mates.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Ya Lily’s content ran in nearly 109,541 Temu ad campaigns in that period, the data show.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of run in

Verb

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of earn

Verb

Oswego finished seven of its 11 drives by scoring points and gained 483 yards.

— Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Iceland, which gained independence from Denmark in 1944, has a proud history of independence, of not allowing itself to be pushed around by bigger and richer European nations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of gain

Verb

Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.

— Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that inevitably come with full membership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of reap

Verb

When the earnings release first hit the tape, the stock initially moved higher by a couple of percentage points, only to reverse course before the conference call even got underway.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
But then Sandy stops by for a friendly chat, and his daughter Nina (Zosia Mamet, ice-cold and slightly underused) gets serious.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Bonnell is the latest company to make that argument, launching the new 805 RX as the first model in its e-Moto lineup.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Also, supportive connections between Mercury and Mars make this a great time for addressing personal matters with a clear head and common sense.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026