appear

1 to come into view a police car appeared just as I ran a red light Synonyms of appear come out, materialize, show, show up, turn up, unfold Words Related to appear reappear, resurface; bulk, loom; arrive, come; dawn, debut; arise, blossom, bob (up), break, break out, crop (up), emerge, erupt, issue, outcrop, rise, shoot (up), spring (up), surface; happen, occur; reappear, rematerialize Near Antonyms of appear depart, leave, retire, withdraw Antonyms of appear clear, disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, go (away), melt (away), vanish

2 to give the impression of being it appears that he doesn't hear you Synonyms of appear act, seem, come across (as), come off (as), feel, look, make, soundWords Related to appear dissemble, pretend; recall, resemble, suggest; hint, imply, insinuate

3 to come into existence the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately Synonyms of appear actualize, begin, arise, break, commence, dawn, engender, form, materialize, originate, set in, spring, startWords Related to appear be, breathe, exist, live, subsist; arrive, come on, emerge; coalesce, cohere, shape (up); continue, endure, last, persist, surviveNear Antonyms of appear conclude, desist, discontinue, finish, halt, quit, terminate; disappear, dissolve, evaporate, vanish; depart, die, expire, pass away, perishAntonyms of appear cease, end, stop

4 to get to a destination a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served Synonyms of appear come, arrive, get in, get through, land, show up, turn upWords Related to appear fetch, hit, make, reach; pull in, touch down; debark, disembark; barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in); check in, clock (in)Near Antonyms of appear check out, clock (out); flee, vamooseAntonyms of appear go, leave