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Synonyms for seem
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Princeton's WordNet
look, appear, seem(verb)
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, seeappear, seem(verb)
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, lookseem(verb)
appear to exist
"There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"
seem(verb)
appear to one's own mind or opinion
"I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, lookAntonyms:
be, be certain, be real, be the fact, be true, existPreposition:
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 Antonyms
seem
Antonyms:
belie, misrepresent, differ
Dictionary of English Synonymes
seem(v. n.)
Synonyms:
appear, look, appear to be, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#41 | search | |
#64 | see | |
#446 | look | |
#478 | air | |
#794 | front | |
#803 | sound | |
#973 | face | |
#1491 | seems | |
#1908 | appear | |
#2011 | count | |
#2071 | wait | |
#2190 | seem | |
#2323 | expect | |
#2411 | appears | |
#3607 | attend | |
#3852 | calculate | |
#4364 | bet | |
#6073 | depend | |
#19022 | await | |
#24187 | reckon |
How to use seem in a sentence?
People seem to understand that’s the case and are okay with it.
It may seem like they pull lots and lots of tubes, but that's only if a doctor wants multiple tests. Depending on what that test is it goes to different sections of the lab.
It's horrible, nobody's doing anything about it at all and we seem to forget about these tragedies nationally four days after they happen.
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.
Investors seem to be ignoring that which is not positive.
Translations for seem
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- ظهر, بدا, يبدوArabic
- parèixer, semblarCatalan, Valencian
- synesDanish
- dünken, scheinenGerman
- dzeEwe
- φαίνομαιGreek
- ŝajniEsperanto
- parecerSpanish
- tuntua, vaikuttaa, näyttääFinnish
- sembler, paraîtreFrench
- lykjeWestern Frisian
- parecerGalician
- נראהHebrew
- लगना, दिखनाHindi
- sanbleHaitian Creole
- látszikHungarian
- parerInterlingua
- sembrare, apparire, parereItalian
- そう, ように見える, らしいJapanese
- ჩანსGeorgian
- 보이다Korean
- دیاره, وا دیارهKurdish
- videorLatin
- ngiaMāori
- synesNorwegian
- lijken, schijnenDutch
- paréisserOccitan
- wyglądać, wydawać sięPolish
- parecerPortuguese
- parer, parair, pareirRomansh
- păreaRomanian
- показаться, казатьсяRussian
- parriri, parrere, parriSardinian
- zdeti seSlovene
- verka, tyckas, synas, förefallaSwedish
- అనిపించుTelugu
- ดูเหมือนThai
- görünmek, gözükmekTurkish
- здаєтьсяUkrainian
- دکھایا, لگناUrdu
- có vẻ như, dường nhưVietnamese
- jinönVolapük
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