COME OFF Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

come off

verb

Definition of come off

as in to happen

to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

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as in to succeed

to turn out as planned or desired the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed

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Recent Examples of come off Georgia is coming off a 12-2 season that saw the Bulldogs win the SEC before losing their first College Football Playoff game. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The streetcar hurtled down the hill before coming off the rails on a bend and smashing into a building, leaving the wooden cabin a crumpled wreck. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 East Elementary and Monroe High School both improved from D grades to C grades and came off the state’s low-performing schools list. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 The Delta Devils are coming off of seasons of 2-9, 1-10, 1-11 and 2-9. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come off

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Verb

But the extremely rapid pace here also raises concern about what happens if, or when, the boom starts to dissipate.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
What happened next changed the young United States, forcing people to question the line between law — which protected slavery — and justice, which demanded resistance to that law.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of happen

Verb

Four years after succeeding founder Virgil Abloh as the creative lead at Off-White, Ib Kamara has departed the brand.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

As the commission moved toward a vote on the plan, there was a certain resignation among the ballroom skeptics, who knew that they were outnumbered.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
McCoy was skeptical; there wasn’t enough time for the Volunteers to drive four hours from Knoxville to Atlanta.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of be

Verb

Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In fact, the breakeven rate of employment growth, or the number of net new jobs needed each month to keep the unemployment rate steady, actually went slightly negative during the summer and fall of 2025.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

And with players in major European leagues still able to depart their clubs beyond the deadline, there is potential for big deals to still be done in the coming days.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The big hits didn’t come all night for the Sox in a 6-3 loss in front of 21,236 at Daikin Park.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

Further east in Louisiana, a storm surge of 1 to 3 feet could occur eastward toward Morgan City.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The funding bill passed by a 90-6 vote in the Senate, showing that lawmakers from both political parties want to avoid a repeat of the two historic shutdowns that occurred this past year.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of occur

Verb

But, though the special effects are killer, what makes the show click is its suspenseful melancholy, as quiet scenes build to jolts so intense that the whole audience screamed.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
But things did not click regularly enough as a team, hence the summer-long search for a new No 10-type playmaker who could provide the necessary creativity and consistency to supplement Windass’ qualities.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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