APPEAR Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

appear

verb

ə-ˈpir

Definition of appear

as in to show

to come into view a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

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Relevance

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as in to seem

to give the impression of being it appears that he doesn't hear you

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as in to begin

to come into existence the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

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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

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Recent Examples of appear The remaining film group appears safe for now, as Lin’s team saw a major sacrifice in VP Doug Belgrad earlier this week. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 As seen from Planet 2, Planet 1 will appear to approach on the inside lane, slow down, move to the outside lane and then fall away once again. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 Maslany, a 2016 Emmy winner for Orphan Black and more recently starring in Apple TV+’s drama series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, last appeared on Broadway in 2023’s Grey House and, before that, 2018’s Network. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 But the archaeologists who excavated the new skeletal fragments from Shanidar Cave in the Kurdistan region of Iraq say the fossils weave a complex tale of Neanderthal life and death, beyond what appeared to be deliberate violence. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appear

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appear

Verb

Video on social media showed distressed shopkeepers begging young men to stop stealing their inventory—and those young men pushing them aside to grab shoes and food from their shelves.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The analysis showed that quantum mechanics does indeed put a speed limit on how quickly different quantum systems can reach a thermal equilibrium.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of show

Verb

The shop claimed to have reached out to clear the air, however that air does not seem to be getting any clearer.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of seem

Verb

Years ago, Maximilian Schnell left his job and his life in Paris and began a nomadic lifestyle on his bicycle.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Tesla began taking $50,000 reservations—or $250,000 for one of 1,000 limited Founders Series cars—and targeted a 2020 launch.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of begin

Verb

Subject to eligibility, these trials usually last for just a few days, so be sure to cancel your subscription before your first bill arrives.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
Reports indicate that several hundred protesters followed that directive, arriving in downtown Milan and, eventually, clashing with police.

— Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrive

Verb

Carlie Irsay-Gordon, owner and CEO of the Colts, issued a strong statement regarding why the decision to fire Ballard unfolded at this specific point of the regular season.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The common concern is what matters in the scene, and where the audience should be as that part of the story unfolds.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026