come by

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COME BY

to make a brief visit <come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale>

Synonyms come by, come over, drop by, drop in, pop (in), run (over), run in, step in, stop (by or in), visit

Related Words barge (in); look up, see; bop (into), happen (by); frequent, hang (at), haunt, resort (to)

to receive as return for effort <a literary award like that isn't easy to come by>

Synonyms acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Related Words clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms forfeit, lose

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