COMING ROUND Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

coming round

verb

present participle of come round

as in coming to

to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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as in agreeing

to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round

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Recent Examples of coming round But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026

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Shares of Netflix are down 20% year-to-date on fears the streamer’s days of double-digit gains are coming to an end.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Talarico engaged in a debate with six voters from across the political spectrum, with each coming to the stage to sit down across the table from the candidate.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of coming to

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Hori closed the spa and settled his case with New Mexico in 2025, agreeing to pay $350,000 in restitution to customers.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
But Trump’s broadsides against Ukraine this week, while agreeing a diesel deal with Russia, obscure Washington’s broader plan to end the war, The Washington Post’s David Ignatius reported.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreeing

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Microsoft’s turnaround gains credibility Wall Street is coming around to our view that Microsoft has turned a corner.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
After being criticized for coming around too slowly to the transfer portal, Swinney added 15 transfers this offseason.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming around

Verb

Back to basics on The Daily Show Not to wax nostalgic, but back in my day, The Daily Show was mostly a cavalcade of weirdos consenting to be filmed while comedians played right in their face.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of consenting

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