Antonyms for seem
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 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.

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

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

   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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. seem

   Antonyms:
   belie, misrepresent, differ

   Synonyms:
   look, appear

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1. • Appear
   • Be

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 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

How to use seem in a sentence?

1. Anthony Paolone:

   While you are getting later in the cycle, we are comfortable that these are folks that are going to show up and pay rent. It's Pinterest, Uber, Bayer. We're not experts in those spaces but they seem to us like good potential tenants.

2. Woody Allen:

   I started the relationship with her and I thought it would just be a fling. It wouldn’t be serious, but it had a life of its own. And I never thought it would be anything more. Then we started going together, then we started living together, and we were enjoying it. And the age difference didn’t seem to matter. It seemed to work in our favor actually.

3. Casey Motes:

   People seem to be really excited about this beer, it definitely looks cool. [We’re] already getting a great response.

4. Keith Davis:

   As long as there's economic weakness outside the U.S., which doesn't seem to be lifting anytime soon, it's going to be one of those stocks that suffers.

5. Prime Minister Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay:

   We saw some modest gains in areas such as living standards, health and time use, but in other areas such as community vitality and psychological wellbeing indicators, we actually seem to lose ground.

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