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Synonyms for seem
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
seem
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.
Synonyms:
appear, have the appearance, have the semblance, lookAntonyms:
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.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
seem
Antonyms:
belie, misrepresent, differ
Princeton's WordNet
look, appear, seemverb
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
Synonyms:
count, await, come out, search, appear, front, reckon, look, depend, bet, attend, take care, come along, expect, face, wait, calculate, seeappear, seemverb
seem to be true, probable, or apparent
"It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"
Synonyms:
come along, come out, appear, lookseemverb
appear to exist
"There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
seemverb
appear to one's own mind or opinion
"I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
seemverb
Synonyms:
appear, look, appear to be, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being
Suggested Resources
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#1908 | appear | |
#2011 | count | |
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#3852 | calculate | |
#4364 | bet | |
#6073 | depend | |
#19022 | await | |
#24187 | reckon |
How to use seem in a sentence?
They both said we're gon na get out. The President said we're going to do it in a orderly fashion that achieves our objective and that... our mission set in the region remains unchanged. Those seem pretty consistent to me.
I'm sick and tired of seeing people on both sides of the aisle grandstanding around this issue, which is less than a drop in the bucket for the American people in terms of our budget, they're grandstanding to make it seem like they're fighting.
People said to me during the campaign that I seem like Christie with a softer edge, we are both pretty blunt. They liked the fact that our personalities are similar.
There just seem to be a lot of factors that are affecting people's employment and labor force decisions now.
Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space, 1951:
If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run - and often in the short one - the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.
Translations for seem
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- ظهر, بدا, يبدوArabic
- semblar, parèixerCatalan, Valencian
- synesDanish
- dünken, scheinenGerman
- dzeEwe
- φαίνομαιGreek
- ŝajniEsperanto
- parecerSpanish
- vaikuttaa, tuntua, näyttääFinnish
- paraître, semblerFrench
- lykjeWestern Frisian
- parecerGalician
- נראהHebrew
- दिखना, लगनाHindi
- sanbleHaitian Creole
- látszikHungarian
- parerInterlingua
- parere, apparire, sembrareItalian
- らしい, ように見える, そうJapanese
- ჩანსGeorgian
- 보이다Korean
- دیاره, وا دیارهKurdish
- videorLatin
- ngiaMāori
- synesNorwegian
- schijnen, lijkenDutch
- paréisserOccitan
- wyglądać, wydawać sięPolish
- parecerPortuguese
- parer, pareir, parairRomansh
- păreaRomanian
- казаться, показатьсяRussian
- parriri, parrere, parriSardinian
- zdeti seSlovene
- tyckas, verka, synas, förefallaSwedish
- అనిపించుTelugu
- ดูเหมือนThai
- gözükmek, görünmekTurkish
- здаєтьсяUkrainian
- لگنا, دکھایاUrdu
- có vẻ như, dường nhưVietnamese
- jinönVolapük
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