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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. Michael Baker:

    The initial optimism that we were seeing for the first phase to be completed seems to be a bit overoptimistic now as there seem to be some stumbling blocks.

  2. Alan Abramowitz:

    There are a lot of things that are in the reconciliation package that will be very beneficial... to the White working class and non-White working class, but it doesn't seem to matter, because it's not what they are voting on. What they are voting on is that they are much more closely aligned with Republicans across a whole range of issues, that arrays from cultural issues that get a lot of play to racial issues, immigration.

  3. Kristi Sullivan:

    For an hourly fee, these people can handle tasks quickly that it might take you hours to do - scheduling doctor's appointments, handling medical payments and dealing with insurance, helping find a good nursing home or in-home care, spending this money may seem expensive, but it's less than putting someone's career on hold to become a full-time caregiver.

  4. Zuri Murrell:

    It’s weird because doesn’t that seem incongruous, that it’s the number two cancer death? People don’t discover it until it’s really, really late and they aren’t getting screened.

  5. George Papadopoulos:

    This was literally about manufacturing a situation around Trump and his people that made it seem as if all of them, including the president and his family, were somehow colluding or in the works with the Russians, what we’re witnessing was a masterclass in deception, propaganda and trade craft.


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