/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of come close Find synonyms for: Verb1. come close, act, moveusage: nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job"2. approximate, come close, resembleusage: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language