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Antonyms 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.
Antonyms:
be, be certain, be real, be the fact, be true, existSynonyms:
appear, have the appearance, have the semblance, lookPreposition:
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"
How to use seem in a sentence?
We can see that frontline police officers seem to be out of control.
Essentially, the beginning of the movement for Black lives for many years was a movement of Black people vs. the police, it was a battle that we just could not seem to win. The biggest difference here... is this movement has evolved from Black people vs. the police to young people vs. racism. That's a very different dynamic.
We are sick and tired of the hospital only doing the bare minimum, time and time again, we are forced to take unsafe patient loads. We are humans, and we are burnt-out. And we are tired. And the hospital doesn’t seem to care. All they see are profits. We don’t want to be out here. We would much rather be with our patients. We need a fair contract to protect our patients.
Equities seem to be taking some comfort from the Fed announcement, however the benefits are not as far-reaching as domestic investors would like with the TSX trailing the U.S. today.
You know what, maybe because Ive had real dark moments in my life, theyve given me scope for optimism.In the grand scheme of things, of what Ive experienced, these everyday problems... they dont seem so bad.
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