Synonyms of appearances

appearances

noun

plural of appearance

1

as in looks

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality

the dignified appearance of this church leader

the country club's manicured lawns and well-groomed appearance in general

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looks
• presences
• figures
• attitudes
• manners
• demeanors
• aspects
• dresses
• regards
• persons
• behaviors
• garbs
• postures
• shapes
• outsides
• features
• miens
• airs
• stances
• bearings
• poses
• molds
• colors
• deportments
• carriages
• habits
• faces
• comportments
• casts
• colorings
• poises
• complexions
• countenances
• physiognomies
• habitus
• turns
• visages
• superficies

2

as in faces

outward and often deceptive indication

can't you at least give the appearance of listening to what I say?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faces
• effects
• impressions
• names
• shows
• guises
• seemings
• semblances
• outwards
• resemblances
• likenesses
• pretenses
• representations
• displays
• implications
• images
• airs
• demonstrations
• imitations
• insinuations
• surfaces
• suggestions
• fictions
• simulations
• masks
• shapes
• hints
• facades
• affectations
• disguises
• cloaks
• poses
• fronts
• exteriors
• glosses
• masquerades
• impostures
• shells
• veneers
• make-believe
• Potemkin villages
• patinas

3

as in arrivals

the act of coming upon a scene

his appearance at the party caused considerable speculation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrivals
• advents
• comings
• starts
• beginnings
• incomings
• approaches
• entrances
• debuts
• onsets
• commencements
• births
• inceptions
• geneses
• ingresses
• mornings
• dawns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• departures
• goings
• disappearances
• exits
• partings
• farewells
• withdrawals
• retirements
• evaporations
• passings
• dissipations
• dissolutions
• retreats
• leave-takings
• decampments
• evacuations
• emigrations
• exoduses
• fadeaways
• egresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appearances

Mora erased a 1-0 deficit with goals in the 56th and 67th minutes, giving him 48 in 145 regular-season appearances — third most in club history. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

The Niners have made two trips to the Super Bowl under his watch following the 2019 and 2023 seasons and made two additional appearances in the NFC title game in the 2021 and ’22 seasons. — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

This request, and the justices’ recent public appearances, raise several points. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

The cast also includes Mark Strong, Joseph Lee, Peter Sarsgaard and Clémence Poésy, with appearances from Max Irons, Dane DeHaan, Junia Rees, Jordan Kouamé, Emma Laird, Marc Menchaca, André De Shields and Isabella Pappas. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 July 2026

Summerville joined West Ham from Leeds United in the summer of 2024 and has made 56 appearances over his two years in east London, scoring eight times and providing four assists. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Down 7-5 in the seventh, a two-out single by Michael Harris II breathed some life into the Braves’ offense, which had been dormant for the previous 13 plate appearances. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 18 July 2026

Messi, who is not a fan of interviews or public appearances, appeared eager to be anywhere else on the planet. — Sean Gregory, Time, 18 July 2026

Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Tre White emerged as one of the Miami Heat’s standout performers in four Las Vegas Summer League games — contests that followed his two appearances in the California Classic in San Francisco. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026