Synonyms of appears

appears

verb

present tense third-person singular of appear

1

as in shows

to come into view

a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shows
• unfolds
• comes
• arrives
• reappears
• looms
• rises
• materializes
• happens
• comes out
• emerges
• turns up
• shows up
• occurs
• arises
• erupts
• resurfaces
• surfaces
• debuts
• breaks out
• dawns
• bulks
• crops (up)
• issues
• blossoms
• shoots (up)
• springs (up)
• breaks
• outcrops
• bobs (up)
• rematerializes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappears
• goes (away)
• vanishes
• fades
• dissolves
• evaporates
• clears
• melts (away)
• leaves
• departs
• withdraws
• retires
• evanesces

2

as in seems

to give the impression of being

it appears that he doesn't hear you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seems
• looks
• feels
• sounds
• acts
• makes
• comes off (as)
• suggests
• resembles
• comes across (as)
• pretends
• implies
• recalls
• hints
• dissembles
• insinuates

3

as in begins

to come into existence

the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begins
• starts
• is
• originates
• arises
• commences
• emerges
• arrives
• exists
• forms
• springs
• materializes
• sets in
• engenders
• breaks
• dawns
• actualizes
• continues
• lasts
• lives
• persists
• survives
• breathes
• comes on
• subsists
• endures
• shapes (up)
• coalesces
• coheres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• ceases
• stops
• concludes
• disappears
• terminates
• finishes
• vanishes
• halts
• quits
• dissolves
• evaporates
• dies
• expires
• departs
• discontinues
• desists
• perishes
• passes away

4

as in arrives

to get to a destination

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrives
• comes
• gets in
• turns up
• lands
• gets through
• shows up
• reaches
• hits
• fetches
• makes
• bursts (in or into)
• touches down
• pulls in
• disembarks
• blows in
• barges (in)
• debarks
• waltzes (in)
• clocks (in)
• breezes (in)
• checks in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes
• leaves
• checks out
• clocks (out)
• flees
• vamooses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appears

According to police, surveillance video captured before the assault appears to show the man making a food delivery pickup on the 1000 block of Race Street. — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Russia has insisted on a three-way format with Ukraine and the United States, even as fighting continues and neither side appears ready to soften its demands. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

That responsibility also appears in policing and public investment. — Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

Anthropic, which declined to comment to CNN on its IPO plans, appears to be pressing ahead despite the turmoil. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Voter turnout in this year’s election appears to be the best in a midterm in Miami-Dade in over 20 years. — Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Gollan appears with our pho sandwiches, wrapped in spinach tortillas. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026

This story appears in Vogue Australia’s November 2026 issue, on sale from November 2. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Still, Florida’s defense appears to be making significant progress. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026