Synonyms of appearing

appearing

verb

present participle of appear

1

as in showing

to come into view

a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• showing
• unfolding
• coming
• arriving
• reappearing
• looming
• rising
• materializing
• coming out
• happening
• emerging
• showing up
• turning up
• surfacing
• occurring
• erupting
• arising
• issuing
• resurfacing
• blossoming
• debuting
• dawning
• bulking
• breaking
• breaking out
• shooting (up)
• outcropping
• springing (up)
• cropping (up)
• bobbing (up)
• rematerializing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappearing
• going (away)
• vanishing
• evaporating
• fading
• dissolving
• clearing
• melting (away)
• leaving
• retiring
• withdrawing
• departing
• evanescing

2

as in seeming

to give the impression of being

it appears that he doesn't hear you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seeming
• looking
• sounding
• feeling
• acting
• making
• resembling
• pretending
• coming off (as)
• coming across (as)
• suggesting
• implying
• recalling
• hinting
• dissembling
• insinuating

3

as in starting

to come into existence

the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• starting
• beginning
• originating
• being
• arising
• commencing
• forming
• emerging
• arriving
• springing
• materializing
• existing
• living
• breaking
• dawning
• actualizing
• setting in
• engendering
• continuing
• lasting
• breathing
• surviving
• subsisting
• persisting
• coming on
• shaping (up)
• coalescing
• enduring
• cohering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• stopping
• ceasing
• finishing
• concluding
• terminating
• disappearing
• halting
• discontinuing
• vanishing
• quitting
• evaporating
• dissolving
• dying
• departing
• desisting
• expiring
• perishing
• passing away

4

as in arriving

to get to a destination

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arriving
• coming
• landing
• getting in
• getting through
• showing up
• turning up
• reaching
• hitting
• fetching
• making
• disembarking
• pulling in
• bursting (in or into)
• blowing in
• touching down
• checking in
• debarking
• barging (in)
• waltzing (in)
• breezing (in)
• clocking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaving
• going
• checking out
• fleeing
• clocking (out)
• vamoosing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appearing

Children, including some as young as 1, are appearing before immigration judges alone because of administration disruptions to legal services. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

The Dominican Republic native spent the 2026 season with the Mets organization, appearing in nine games for New York and playing in 65 games for Triple-A Syracuse. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Michael Leavy, Giorgio Cantarini and Vic Dibitetto are among those appearing in the film. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

The indoor market this year will feature 32 accepted vendors, with two dozen appearing each week as part of an ongoing rotation. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

The illicit drug supply has changed rapidly over the last few months, with nitazenes, medetomidine, cychlorphine, and other novel synthetic substances appearing in rapid succession. — Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026

Benton’s Maple Leaf Creme Cookies These sandwich cookies are a seasonal find, often appearing on ALDI shelves in the early fall each year for a few months. — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026

The dress had a gold backdrop with plenty of metallic hues blended into the swirling pattern, varying shades of silver appearing along the fabric for a gorgeous foil-like motif. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026

West Point implemented a rule in early 2025 that sought to bar civilian and military professors from publishing papers, speaking at conferences or appearing on podcasts without seeking approval from superiors. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026