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

Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

The squiggly logo is identical to its London counterpart save for the circumflex, which appears to have been lost in translation. — semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Surveillance video obtained by ABC7 appears to show Destiny lying in the middle of the street after the collision, the outlet reported. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Plus, the Fighting Irish have what appears to be a soft schedule to start the season (the first six opponents had losing records last season). — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Rex appears opposite Charli XCX in Takashi Miike’s next film and will also soon be seen in Justin Chon’s crime thriller Tommy Karate. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

That definition appears designed to keep participating firms focused on criminal enterprises and out of interstate conflicts. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

But the current state of geopolitics appears to be distorting what being open means. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

When Hoku, or the full moon appears, there are plans to conduct spa treatments outside by moonlight. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026