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
• sprung (up)
• 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
• sprung
• dawned
• set in
• existed
• engendered
• lived
• broke
• actualized
• continued
• breathed
• lasted
• subsisted
• persisted
• survived
• came on
• coalesced
• endured
• shaped (up)
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• ended
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• disappeared
• terminated
• halted
• discontinued
• vanished
• died
• quit
• dissolved
• evaporated
• quitted
• 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
• touched down
• pulled in
• burst (in or into)
• debarked
• blew in
• checked in
• waltzed (in)
• barged (in)
• bursted (in or into)
• clocked (in)
• breezed (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appeared

Sosa also appeared at this year’s Cubs Convention and spent time around the team during spring training in Arizona. —Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Lady Gaga led the nominations with 12 mentions including Artist of the Year and appeared at the event while still on tour with her Mayhem Ball. —Mikelle Street, Them., 8 Sep. 2025

Two of her most talked about looks of the evening included an out-of-this-world look by Thom Browne that appeared to be a colorful, textured pencil dress with mosaic prints and puffy sleeves. —Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

Sisters stars Tammy and Amy Slaton who occasionally appeared alongside them on the TLC reality show, died Monday at 37 after a battle with cancer. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The federal government is currently working to stop the flies from breaching our borders after screwworm infestations recently appeared in Mexico and Central America. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

The couple began dating in 2023 and recently Swift appeared on Kelce's podcast. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025

The May 6 election appeared to be the deciding factor in the matter. —Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025

The nature of the allegations appeared to escalate in the months leading up to Rebekah's death. —Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025