Synonyms for appearəˈpɪər
Princeton's WordNet
look, appear, seem(verb)
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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count, await, come out, search, appear, seem, front, reckon, look, depend, bet, attend, take care, come along, expect, face, wait, calculate, seeappear(verb)
come into sight or view
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come along, seem, come out, lookappear, come out(verb)
be issued or published
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start, seem, bulge out, come forward, step up, come along, fall out, break through, out, go forth, come on, come out of the closet, bulge, surface, come in, step forward, step to the fore, pop out, place, egress, bug out, come to the fore, push through, erupt, turn out, emerge, show up, turn up, pop, issue, appear, protrude, come out, come forth, lookappear, seem(verb)
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
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come along, seem, come out, appear, lookappear, come along(verb)
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
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progress, shape up, advance, look, get along, appear, seem, come out, come on, get on, come alongappear(verb)
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
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come along, seem, come out, lookappear(verb)
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
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come along, seem, come out, look
English Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald
appear
Appear and look refer to what manifests itself to the senses; to a semblance or probability presented directly to the mind. Seem applies to what is manifest to the mind on reflection. It suddenly appears to me that there is smoke in the distance; as I watch, it looks like a fire; from my knowledge of the locality and observation of particulars, it seems to me a farmhouse must be burning.
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have the appearance, have the semblance, look, seemAntonyms:
be, be certain, be real, be the fact, be true, existPreposition:
Appear at the front; among the first; on or upon the surface; to the eye; in evidence, in print; from reports; near the harbor; before the public; in appropriate dress; with the insignia of his rank; above the clouds; below the surface; under the lee; over the sea; through the mist; appear for, in behalf of, or against one in court.
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