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

The man appeared to ask Albee what was the point of helping him, the bodycam footage shows. —Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026

Unlike last year’s blue carpet, this year’s carpet appeared intentionally forgotten by time with grass creeping up the steps. —Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026

Even for a run-of-the-mill night out, the styling appeared more mismatched than groundbreaking. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026

Back in 2024, two photos of Perry that appeared to have been created by generative AI accrued hundreds of thousands of engagements after they were shared on X. —Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026

The cast appeared to be in good spirits, laughing with one another at the event and speaking on a panel about their experience making the film. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

This year, the firm has revealed a giant 492-foot gigayacht inspired by the Empire’s iconic Star Destroyers, which have appeared in all three main Star Wars trilogies, starting with the famous opening scene of A New Hope. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 May 2026

The situation appeared to be turning around for Spirit, which had released a plan to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings by early summer 2026. —Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026

Trump, for his part, has also appeared to carefully manage potential flashpoints. —Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 4 May 2026