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

Despite the death of his biggest star and his own close call, Knight appeared to believe nothing would change in the business after Tupac’s murder. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Aerial footage showed a large law enforcement presence on Sunset Boulevard, which appeared to be closed off to traffic. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Now, measles – one of the single most infectious and virulent viruses – has recently re-appeared across America. — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

The actor appeared on a single episode of the drama, while Seehorn serves as (and won an Emmy for her performance as) its star. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

On television, Jones appeared in the TV movie The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance, and made guest turns in the series Dallas, Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince, Sliders and As the World Turns. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The future appeared to be even more bleak as the archdiocese was bracing for an enrollment of 140 this year and anticipated a $400,000 loss before pulling the plug. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

The remark appeared to refer to a recent What’s The Dirt video speculating that Roc Nation had played some role in the federal class action targeting Drake and Stake. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Ahmad Abdul Karim, one of the survivors, said the fire appeared to have started from a truck on the lower vehicle deck. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026