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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. 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, look

    Antonyms:
    be, be certain, be real, be the fact, be true, exist

    Preposition:
    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 Antonyms1.0 / 2 votes

  1. seem

    Synonyms:
    look, appear

    Antonyms:
    belie, misrepresent, differ

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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, see

  2. appear, 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, look

  3. seemverb

    appear to exist

    "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"

    Synonyms:
    appear, look

  4. 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"

    Synonyms:
    appear, look

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. seemverb

    Synonyms:
    appear, look, appear to be, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "seem":

    appear, look, air, seems, sound, appears

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How to use seem in a sentence?

  1. Brian Schaffner:

    If New Democrats nominate a white male, that person on one hand might seem less threatening to moderate voters who maybe have somewhat conservative racial views, on the other hand, that candidate, given what the Democratic Party base looks like these days, is going to have to campaign somewhat more explicitly on issues that matter to minority groups.

  2. Christopher Faraone:

    Most of the curses are what we call binding spells: they aim at binding or inhibiting the performance of a rival. A lot of them have to do with legal cases. They say things like, Bind the tongue and the thoughts of so-and-so, who is about to testify against me on Monday, we have some that are aimed at rival musicians or actors, and a couple that seem to be connected with athletics. We have some that run something like this, Bind Helen, so that she is unsuccessful when she flirts or makes love with Demetrius. But the great majority of them seem to be connected with lawsuits.

  3. Shunya Miyata:

    They don't seem like strangers in Maebashi City -- Maebashi City's more like they are members of the community. I think they're viewed like superheroes.

  4. An Uber spokesman:

    The legislation is designed to protect incumbent taxi operators from new digital services such as Uber, which is contrary to EU law, this news would seem to show that the French government now agrees.

  5. Anthony Fauci:

    We have a hard struggle still ahead of us for weeks and months because we face a new variant of the disease that requires a new vigilance, but as the sun rises tomorrow on 2021, we have the certainty of those vaccines. I believe 2021 is, above all, the year when we will eventually do those everyday things that now seem lost in the past, bathed in a rosy glow of nostalgia -- going to the pub, concerts, theaters, restaurants, or simply holding hands with our loved ones in the normal way.


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