COMING Synonyms: 250 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of coming

as in approaching

being soon to appear or take place a listing of the coming attractions

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Relevance

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as in next

being the one that comes immediately after another in the coming year

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as in future

of a time after the present over the coming weeks we'll be adding to the staff

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coming

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noun

ˈkə-miŋ

as in arrival

the act of coming upon a scene the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started

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coming

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verb

present participle of come

as in entering

to move closer to come here and sit by the fire

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as in arriving

to get to a destination when do you think they'll come?

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as in becoming

to eventually have as a state or quality your dreams can come true

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as in happening

to take place whatever may come we'll always be together

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as in progressing

to move forward along a course how is the remodeling job coming?

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Recent Examples of coming

Adjective

Middleton’s district includes Sunrise Mall, and in the coming years, the city will attempt to guide the struggling property through an ambitious revitalization effort. — Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Adidas Virginia Adistar Jellyfish V2 is expected in the coming months, with several colorways set to be released throughout 2027 according to @brandon1an. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Noun

Ukraine fighting Russia invasion by targeting oil refining With winter coming, fuel shortfalls could put Vladimir Putin’s regime on its heels. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The second coming of Modelland encapsulates elements of Banks’ own career. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Bears come into the game at 3-1, with their lone loss coming against the divisional foes, the Vikings. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Lighting, of course, is all-LED, with the headlights coming with daytime running lights, with the system automatically switching between daylight running and low beam as conditions require. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coming

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming

Adjective

But Chang, who was then working for a solar-energy startup, found the proceedings unexpectedly disinterested in political strategy, even as the 2024 Presidential election was fast approaching.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania for the 2026 midterm election is fast approaching.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaching

Adjective

Current listings include a $25 seat outside Nashville and 19 open seats at $70 each at a Las Vegas wedding next month.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In a statement announcing her departure, which will take full effect next year, Amanpour did not mention the corporate takeover but urged her colleagues at CNN to keep up their work.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of next

Adjective

Those findings may help developers evaluate design choices and build stronger technical cases for future projects.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
While investors get paid, the practice of private equity sponsors adding more debt to companies — known as dividend recapitalizations — risks weakening their ability to invest or weather future downturns in trading.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of future

Noun

Its arrival begins the process of turning a military transport into a specialized communications platform designed for one of America’s most critical defense missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Peak fall color is still potential to be realized, a brilliance whose arrival is impending but unpredictable.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrival

Verb

The research fellow also argued that the additional Russian diesel entering global markets is not sufficient to produce a noticeable reduction in consumer fuel prices in the short term.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
Upon entering the school building, Krantz said, officers confirmed that the suspect was dead and found the four other people who died from their injuries, and their families have been notified.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of entering

Verb

This year, JetBlue is also making the Fort Lauderdale airport a hub this year, scheduling flights so arriving travelers have ample options to connect elsewhere.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of arriving

Verb

The massive valuations of AI labs mean that thousands of tech workers are suddenly becoming wealthy.

— Melissa Stevens, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Learning from those conversations and becoming part of a large community expands the scope of what is possible is Mahama’s practice.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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