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

The Pirates' Kirby Yates made his first career start after 517 relief appearances. — Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Tracking those appearances could help astronomers map the cluster's mass and refine measurements of the universe's expansion rate. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Through Week 17, teams from the legacy conference are slated to play in 96 national TV windows, while AFC appearances are somewhat harder to come by (65). — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Its annual concert tour Jingle Ball will return this December with appearances from Olivia Rodrigo, Jonas Brothers, Hilary Duff, Sombr, Raye, and more. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Roberts arrived in Los Angeles with a reputation as one of college basketball’s top offensive minds after leading Utah to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and back-to-back Sweet 16 berths. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The state native remains the franchise’s all-time scorer with 3,955 points and was a seven-time All-Star including three appearances with the Sun jersey. — From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Related Stories The festival will also feature appearances from Tim Blake Nelson, Edward Burns, Jesse Eisenberg, Susie Essman, Paul Giamatti, Stephan James, Karina Longworth, Rachel Maddow, Julianne Moore and John Turturro. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Tolbert ended his Cowboys career with 55 appearances and 30 starts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026