come out vs step forward

come out and step forward both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come out	No	No	Yes	No
step forward	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, come out and step forward are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of come out include come forward, come to the fore, step to the fore, step up.

come out (verb)	step forward (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing	make oneself visible; take action
be issued or published
break out
come out of
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
bulge outward
make oneself visible; take action
drop out
result or end