come close

VERB

approach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

Example Sentences

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Alphabet, shares of which are up roughly 25% this year, has recently come close to hitting a $5 trillion valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The study’s authors found that ChatGPT doesn’t even come close to matching the predictive accuracy of a low-tech model that has been around for years.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

She compared Michael to other recent music biopics, commenting that "the line between 'cinema' and 'merchandise' has come close to being obliterated".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Nothing but the 3-1 comeback would come close.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I am in my sleeping bag, and the giggles come close, really close, and then I feel someone hovering just above me.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

come close

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