COME OUT Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

come out

verb

Definition of come out

as in to prove

to come to be in the end everything came out OK

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as in to appear

to come into view come out, come out wherever you are!

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as in to spread

to become known when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs

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Recent Examples of come out The full album is coming out on December 4, which will give everybody something fun to listen to instead of Christmas carols. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Flair came out of the tunnel to cheering fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Total Charger sales came out to 3,679 units, which means that just 233 examples of the all-electric Daytona model were sold. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026 The American release came out in May 1980, while the international release followed later that summer, so Kubrick had time to alter the film. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come out

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Verb

Abid Aziz Merchant of Sanat Initiative, one of the film’s producers, said the French release proved the story could not be shut down.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Reese, who was the league’s defensive player of the year, came to Atlanta this offseason in a trade and proved to be a key reason the Dream advanced to the championship round.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of prove

Verb

If a message appears to come from the boss but something feels off, Cranor said, workers should verify it through another channel before responding.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Following his speech, the video of Parton played and the beloved icon appeared on screen, as brilliant as ever.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of appear

Verb

Swells from Isaias are affecting the western and northern portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and will spread northward toward the Gulf Coast on Friday.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Food and drink With half a dozen restaurants spread around the complex, there’s no need to eat the same dish twice.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

Stats show travel retail stores are being mined for discovery and unforgettable memories, with 86 percent of people wanting exclusive beauty offers in the channel, according to L’Oréal.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
The scale of the award also shows where the manufacturing bottleneck can sit inside a missile program.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of show

Verb

In facilities equipped with evaporative cooling towers, some of the circulating water evaporates, carrying heat out of the data center into the atmosphere.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
While respiratory viruses can circulate year-round, activity typically increases during the fall and winter months.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of circulate

Verb

Chaos unfolds as 24 celebrities head to a lakeside cabin to compete in a lineup of bonkers challenges.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

The tie-up between Ultra and Physical Intelligence thus reflects a clever division of labor and distribution play—one that lets the former focus on its core robot-building competency, while PI gets out-of-the-lab data to better train its models.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Probably get out and do that, like, half-walk, half-jog thing and then show up, like, really sweaty and miserable.

— Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

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