Definitions

come on

[kuhm-on, -awn] / ˈkʌmˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

VERB

advance, progress

Synonyms

WEAK

develop gain improve increase make headway proceed

Antonyms

WEAK

decline depart deteriorate exit fall go leave reduce retreat worsen

VERB

appear, enter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin come across take place

WEAK

come into come upon encounter meet pass in set foot in

Antonyms

WEAK

decline depart deteriorate exit fall go leave reduce retreat worsen

NOUN

bait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

teaser

STRONG

decoy inducement lure seduction temptation

Antonyms

STRONG

discouragement

come-on

NOUN

bait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

teaser

STRONG

decoy inducement lure seduction temptation

Antonyms

STRONG

discouragement

Example Sentences

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Come-on for the next program: Shall Eve tell Cain and Abel of their parents' past?

From Time Magazine Archive