Synonyms for appear
əˈpɪərap·pear

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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.

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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, 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, 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, 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, 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

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1. • Materialize
   • Perform
   • Theater

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1. materializingverb

   it materizlizes

   he appeared right before my eyes

   Submitted by nightj487 on October 14, 2021  

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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. appearverb

   Synonyms:
   emerge, seem, look, loom, resemble

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1. List of paraphrases for "appear":

   seem, appears, arise, emerge, figure, display, occur, show

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1. 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.

2. The NFL:

   We are disappointed that Colin did not appear for his workout, colin's decision has no effect on his status in The NFL. He remains an unrestricted free agent eligible to sign with any club.

3. Steve Tsang:

   If they appear to back the WTA, the Chinese Communist Party and China will punish them in the Chinese market. If they don't, women in democracies may boycott their products.

4. Haena Park:

   I appear before you today ready to accept the consequences of my actions, which have devastated people I care about most in this world.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   The overall mortality is actually down. It’s a very interesting situation where the cases are going up, but it does not, at this point in time, appear to be any degree of severity.