Synonyms of come by

come by

verb

1

as in to visit

to make a brief visit

come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visit
• run in
• drop by
• drop in
• run (over)
• come over
• call
• stop (by or in)
• see
• step in
• pop (in)
• look up
• hang (at)
• happen (by)
• haunt
• resort (to)
• barge (in)
• frequent
• bop (into)

2

as in to win

to receive as return for effort

a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• win
• earn
• gain
• reap
• get
• make
• garner
• obtain
• land
• bring in
• attain
• acquire
• pull down
• secure
• realize
• capture
• draw
• carry
• procure
• achieve
• knock down
• accomplish
• bag
• accumulate
• take over
• occupy
• gross
• score
• net
• pick up
• regain
• clear
• catch
• amass
• recapture
• rack up
• notch (up)
• remake
• annex
• reacquire
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• pay
• give
• forfeit
• grant
• give up
• accord
• yield
• surrender
• hand over
• relinquish
• part (with)

Examples of come by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Data is hard to come by: one statistic that is often reported is that in 2020, the U.S. Cannabis Industry used almost one billion pieces of single-use plastic. —Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024

Tumi 19 Degree Continental Expandable 4-wheel Carry-on Tumi discounts are rare to come by, so don't let this one pass you by. —Amber Love Bond, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024

Inevitably, the many companies that have been acquired in the pet industry are going to find future growth harder to come by than their acquirors anticipated when they were bought. —Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

Well, silk from the silk moth (Bombyx mori) has similar properties to spiders’ silk but with less structural complexity, and the raw materials are easier to come by. —New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024