/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of come on Find synonyms for: Noun1. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener, temptation, enticementusage: anything that serves as an enticement2. lure, enticement, come-on, attraction, attractivenessusage: qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of rewardVerb1. come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up, appearusage: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"2. approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near, come, come upusage: move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"3. progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up, developusage: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"4. go on, come up, come on, start, go, get goingusage: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"5. come on, get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commenceusage: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language