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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of come by

Although technologies for making these measurements are constantly improving, real certainty is a hard thing to come by. —William Jones, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

Over the years, names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Rory McIlroy, and Madonna have all spent time here, but the bigger story lately has been demand—especially from Americans—pushing prices up while available homes get harder to come by. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026

Lockdown also made exposure hard to come by for players like Chambliss. —Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026

Their two losses have each come by one point. —Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026