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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌmɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌmɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kuming)

From the verb come: (⇒ conjugate)
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coming
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Sense: Noun: arrival
Synonyms:
arrival Collocations, approach Collocations, advance Collocations, advancing, advent Collocations, imminence, prospect Collocations, reception Collocations, approaching, nearing, future Collocations, unfolding
Antonyms:
departure Collocations, departing, going Collocations, exit Collocations, leaving Collocations
Sense: Adjective: approaching
Synonyms:
approaching, advancing, impending Collocations, forthcoming Collocations, following Collocations, next Collocations, upcoming Collocations, oncoming, pursuing, immediate Collocations, imminent, future Collocations, in view, nearing, close at hand, just round the corner, on the cards, to come, hereafter Collocations, in store, about to happen, lying ahead, coming up, next up
Antonyms:
distant Collocations, far off, past Collocations, recent Collocations, former Collocations, preceding, prior Collocations, previous Collocations
Sense: Adjective: having a promising future
Synonyms:
promising Collocations, up-and-coming, marked Collocations, full of promise, on the way to fame, on the way to success, on the way up (slang), on the up (slang), aspiring, progressing, likely Collocations, probable
Antonyms:
hopeless Collocations, unpromising, discouraging


come
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026
Sense: Verb: get closer in space
Synonyms:
approach Collocations, near Collocations, close in, advance Collocations, draw near, draw nearer, move closer, move in
Sense: Verb: get closer in time
Synonyms:
approach Collocations, near Collocations, draw near, draw nearer, be at hand, be close at hand, be nigh (literary), be coming up, be imminent, loom Collocations
Sense: Verb: arrive
Synonyms:
arrive Collocations, turn up, show up (informal), pitch up (slang), appear Collocations, show your face (slang), be present, be there, make an appearance
Sense: Verb: reach
Synonyms:
reach Collocations, stretch Collocations, extend Collocations, expand Collocations, spread Collocations, go Collocations, travel Collocations
Sense: Verb: proceed - usually followed by 'from'
Synonyms:
originate Collocations, be derived, stem Collocations, proceed Collocations, start Collocations, begin Collocations, evolve Collocations, grow Collocations
Sense: Verb: have an orgasm - slang
Synonyms:
cum Collocations (vulgar, slang), have an orgasm, orgasm Collocations, ejaculate, climax Collocations, get off (slang), shoot your load (vulgar, slang), shoot your wad (vulgar, slang), spaff (vulgar, slang)
Sense: Verb: become
Synonyms:
become Collocations, turn out, turn Collocations, get Collocations, grow Collocations, go Collocations, end up (informal), wind up (informal), finish up (informal), finish Collocations
Sense: Verb: happen
Synonyms:
happen Collocations, occur Collocations, take place, go down (slang), come to pass (literary), transpire, pass Collocations, befall, betide

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