Synonyms of appeared

appeared

verb

past tense of appear

1

as in showed

to come into view

a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• showed
• unfolded
• came
• arrived
• reappeared
• loomed
• materialized
• rose
• came out
• emerged
• happened
• turned up
• showed up
• surfaced
• erupted
• occurred
• resurfaced
• arose
• issued
• debuted
• dawned
• blossomed
• broke out
• shot (up)
• bulked
• broke
• sprang (up)
• bobbed (up)
• cropped (up)
• outcropped
• rematerialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappeared
• went (away)
• vanished
• faded
• evaporated
• dissolved
• cleared
• left
• melted (away)
• withdrew
• retired
• departed
• evanesced

2

as in seemed

to give the impression of being

it appears that he doesn't hear you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• looked
• felt
• sounded
• acted
• made
• came across (as)
• came off (as)
• pretended
• resembled
• suggested
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

3

as in began

to come into existence

the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• started
• originated
• arose
• commenced
• was
• emerged
• formed
• arrived
• sprang
• materialized
• set in
• dawned
• existed
• engendered
• lived
• actualized
• broke
• continued
• breathed
• lasted
• subsisted
• survived
• persisted
• came on
• coalesced
• endured
• shaped (up)
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• ended
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• disappeared
• terminated
• halted
• discontinued
• vanished
• died
• quit
• dissolved
• evaporated
• departed
• desisted
• expired
• perished
• passed away

4

as in arrived

to get to a destination

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrived
• came
• landed
• turned up
• got in
• showed up
• got through
• reached
• hit
• fetched
• made
• disembarked
• pulled in
• burst (in or into)
• touched down
• debarked
• checked in
• waltzed (in)
• blew in
• breezed (in)
• barged (in)
• clocked (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• left
• went
• checked out
• fled
• clocked (out)
• vamoosed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appeared

Anderson said the man appeared to have died of natural causes and that no foul play was suspected. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Nigeria's Health Minister Muhammad Pate said Friday that the woman's infection appeared closely related to Kenya's first case, while cautioning that this did not necessarily establish the transmission route. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Ramaswamy wore what appeared to be a knock-off Ohio State jersey to the school’s home opener in August and took heat from Buckeyes fans in his X comments. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026

The New York Times article appeared on September 24, 2025, under the headline The Billionaire, the Psychedelics and the Best-Selling Memoir. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The Giants appeared to make some kind of point with Skattebo’s inaction. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

For the longest time, there was this pretty, ethereal sound, as if a fairy were about to appear before me, but the fairy never appeared. — Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Like Linda, other community members wiped tears from their faces and embraced one another as photos and videos of Noel appeared on a stage screen. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

And even DeVonta Smith, who made his return from injury Sunday, landed hard in the fourth quarter and appeared to be shaken up. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026