Synonyms of came off

came off

verb

past tense of come off

1

as in happened

to take place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happened
• was
• went on
• came to pass
• came
• came down
• came about
• occurred
• went down
• did
• cooked
• passed
• transpired
• befell
• came up
• betided
• chanced
• shaped (up)
• happed
• cropped (up)
• fell out
• sprung (up)
• sprang (up)
• developed
• turned out
• went off
• rose
• arose
• proceeded
• intervened
• materialized
• resulted
• followed
• broke

2

as in succeeded

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeded
• went over
• went
• worked out
• clicked
• caught fire
• bore fruit
• delivered
• delivered the goods
• went like clockwork
• panned out
• did the trick
• caught on
• flourished
• prospered
• thrived
• cooked
• throve
• percolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struck out
• failed
• washed out
• missed
• folded
• collapsed
• flopped
• foundered
• bombed
• flunked
• struggled
• languished
• declined
• floundered
• slipped
• waned
• went under
• sank
• sunk
• slumped
• skidded
• crumbled
• fell down
• crashed
• cracked up
• choked
• cratered
• miscarried
• flamed out
• misfired
• imploded
• self-destructed