Synonyms of comes off

comes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of come off

1

as in happens

to take place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• comes down
• occurs
• comes
• goes on
• comes about
• goes down
• comes to pass
• does
• chances
• cooks
• transpires
• passes
• befalls
• haps
• shapes (up)
• betides
• goes off
• comes up
• rises
• crops (up)
• springs (up)
• develops
• turns out
• arises
• falls out
• proceeds
• materializes
• results
• intervenes
• follows
• breaks

2

as in succeeds

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

• succeeds
• goes
• goes over
• works out
• bears fruit
• clicks
• delivers the goods
• pans out
• catches fire
• delivers
• does the trick
• goes like clockwork
• catches on
• flourishes
• prospers
• thrives
• cooks
• percolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strikes out
• washes out
• fails
• founders
• bombs
• misses
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• struggles
• flunks
• languishes
• declines
• slips
• flounders
• falls down
• wanes
• goes under
• sinks
• slumps
• skids
• crumbles
• crashes
• cracks up
• flames out
• chokes
• miscarries
• misfires
• craters
• implodes
• self-destructs