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Synonyms for appear
əˈpɪərap·pear

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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 WordNet4.0 / 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, 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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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. materializingverb

    it materizlizes

    he appeared right before my eyes

    Submitted by nightj487 on October 14, 2021  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. appearverb

    Synonyms:
    emerge, seem, look, loom, resemble

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "appear":

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

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How to use appear in a sentence?

  1. Francois Molins:

    A mobile phone and a piece of paper, on which appear the Daesh flag and a clear written claim in Arabic, were found on the individual.

  2. Micaela Alvarez:

    In light of the fact that even with the shut down, I understand that the attorneys handling these matters on behalf of The Government are not being furloughed and they still have to appear — I wanted to get these cases disposed of as quickly as possible, one way or the other, this is all I'm allowed to work on, Micaela Alvarez Honor.

  3. John Dean:

    It's incriminating sometimes just to provide a timeline, which Read MoreCNN was in a position to do, it could be incriminating to explain what was happening that didn't appear to be wrongdoing, but when you put it in the larger picture it completes part of a puzzle that prosecutors couldn't get elsewhere.

  4. Craig Erlam:

    Tensions between the U.S. and Iran appear to have eased almost as quickly as they escalated, brent is trading back around $65 and is looking pretty stable at this point. Barring any further escalation in the Middle East, we could see oil prices stabilize around these levels in the near term.

  5. 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.


Translations for appear

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  • 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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