Synonyms of appear

appear

verb

ə-ˈpir 

1

as in to show

to come into view

a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• show
• unfold
• come
• arrive
• reappear
• materialize
• loom
• rise
• come out
• show up
• happen
• turn up
• emerge
• occur
• erupt
• arise
• surface
• resurface
• bulk
• blossom
• break out
• issue
• shoot (up)
• dawn
• crop (up)
• break
• bob (up)
• debut
• spring (up)
• rematerialize
• outcrop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappear
• vanish
• fade
• dissolve
• evaporate
• go (away)
• clear
• melt (away)
• leave
• withdraw
• depart
• retire
• evanesce

2

as in to seem

to give the impression of being

it appears that he doesn't hear you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seem
• look
• feel
• sound
• act
• make
• come across (as)
• resemble
• come off (as)
• pretend
• suggest
• imply
• recall
• dissemble
• hint
• insinuate

3

as in to begin

to come into existence

the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• originate
• arise
• be
• commence
• emerge
• form
• arrive
• exist
• materialize
• set in
• spring
• live
• break
• actualize
• continue
• last
• engender
• dawn
• breathe
• persist
• survive
• subsist
• come on
• coalesce
• endure
• cohere
• shape (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stop
• cease
• end
• conclude
• disappear
• finish
• terminate
• quit
• discontinue
• vanish
• halt
• dissolve
• die
• depart
• desist
• expire
• evaporate
• perish
• pass away

4

as in to arrive

to get to a destination

a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrive
• come
• get in
• show up
• turn up
• get through
• land
• hit
• reach
• fetch
• make
• burst (in or into)
• disembark
• pull in
• touch down
• breeze (in)
• check in
• debark
• blow in
• clock (in)
• waltz (in)
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• leave
• check out
• clock (out)
• flee
• vamoose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appear

But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

That was the evening Hilton, who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a celebrity gossip blogger, appeared to engage in self-harm during a livestream. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Constant said failure to appear charges, often due to the bus being late, a lack of childcare or permission to take the day off from work, are driving Connecticut’s pretrial population. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

The coach immediately appeared to scream out in pain and rolled around on the ground as Indianapolis’ medical staff gathered around him. — James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026