Good word for appear

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1. appearverb

   To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

   Antonyms:
   disappear, vanish

2. appearverb

   To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

   He appeared quite happy with the result.

   Synonyms:
   look

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   have the appearance, have the semblance, look, seem

   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.

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

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, seem, front, reckon, look, depend, bet, attend, take care, come along, expect, face, wait, calculate, see

   Antonyms:
   vanish, disappear, go away

2. appearverb

   come into sight or view

   «He suddenly appeared at the wedding»; «A new star appeared on the horizon»

   Synonyms:
   come along, seem, come out, look

   Antonyms:
   vanish, disappear, go away

3. appear, come outverb

   be issued or published

   «Did your latest book appear yet?»; «The new Woody Allen film hasn’t come out yet»

   Synonyms:
   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, look

   Antonyms:
   vanish, go away, disappear

4. 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, seem, come out, appear, look

   Antonyms:
   vanish, disappear, go away

5. appear, come alongverb

   come into being or existence, or appear on the scene

   «Then the computer came along and changed our lives»; «Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago»

   Synonyms:
   progress, shape up, advance, look, get along, appear, seem, come out, come on, get on, come along

   Antonyms:
   vanish, disappear, go away

6. appearverb

   appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.

   «Gielgud appears briefly in this movie»; «She appeared in `Hamlet’ on the London stage»

   Synonyms:
   come along, seem, come out, look

   Antonyms:
   disappear, go away, vanish

7. appearverb

   present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

   «He had to appear in court last month»; «She appeared on several charges of theft»

   Synonyms:
   come along, seem, come out, look

   Antonyms:
   disappear, vanish, go away

Matched Categories

1. • Materialize
   • Perform
   • Theater

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   emerge, be in sight, come in sight, be visible, come into view, HEAVE IN SIGHT, open to the view, present itself, crop out, show itself, turn up, come upon the stage, see the light

2. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   open, dawn, break

3. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   arise, occur, offer

4. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   stand in judgment, be present to answer

5. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   be manifest, be obvious, be open, be known

6. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   seem, look, show, wear the appearance, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being

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1. Walter Rubio:

   At first, I didn’t believe it, and then I got close, and then I got pretty scared. I’m like, how can a casket appear?

2. Ilya Ivanyuk:

   When all this bad news started to appear, I was concerned, i had a few sleepless nights.

3. New York:

   Secretary Ross had no scheduled conflicts to speak of and no other excuse other than the fact that Secretary Ross simply didn’t want to appear before this subcommittee and be held personally accountable.

4. Sam Bullard:

   Labor market conditions appear to be healthy at the start of the third quarter as labor-intensive service businesses continue to hire given strong pent-up demand.

5. Brandon Miller:

   Sometimes, it may appear that a storm is in a perfect environment for a tornado to form, yet it never does. Conversely, tornadoes frequently form in marginal environments where it seems like one or more’ ingredients’ to storm formation is missing or lacking.

• ظهر, بدا, يبدوArabic
• з’явіцца, з’яўляццаBelarusian
• явявам се, появявам се, показвам сеBulgarian
• aparèixer, sortir, semblarCatalan, Valencian
• objevit, vypadatCzech
• ymddangosWelsh
• aussehen, erscheinen, einleuchten, auftreten, auftauchenGerman
• dzeEwe
• εμφανίζομαι, φαίνομαιGreek
• aperi, aspektiEsperanto
• parecer, aparecer, comparecerSpanish
• به نظر می رسدPersian
• näyttää, ilmestyäFinnish
• paraître, apparaître, semblerFrench
• coimhead, nochdScottish Gaelic
• הופיע, נראהHebrew
• दिखनाHindi
• sanbleHaitian Creole
• látszik, megjelenik, tűnik, feltűnikHungarian
• apparerInterlingua
• munculIndonesian
• aparar, aspektarIdo
• birtast, birtaIcelandic
• apparireItalian
• ように見える, 思われる, 現れる, らしい, そうJapanese
• compareo, prodeo, provenio, simulo, coorior, similo, orior, videor, appareo, pareo, prodioLatin
• ປະກົດLao
• whakaaranga, tahakua, pokeMāori
• verschijnen, haar opwachting maken, optreden, blijken, lijken, zijn opwachting makenDutch
• pojawić się, zdawać się, pojawiać się, zjawiać się, zjawić sięPolish
• semelhar, surgir, comparecer, aparecer, parecer, aparentarPortuguese
• apărea, părea, da impresiaRomanian
• предстать, появляться, видеться, появиться, являться, показаться, казаться, привидеться, явиться, представатьRussian
• pojaviti, ukazati, doći, nastupiti, istupitiSerbo-Croatian
• objaviťSlovak
• framträda, se ut, komma i ljuset, komma i dagen, dyka uppSwedish
• з’являтися, з’явитисяUkrainian
• دکھایاUrdu

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