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

His critics see a president who failed to tame inflation and keep America out of overseas conflicts, and whose agenda has fueled higher prices as the war with Iran appears to be at a stalemate. — Josh Boak, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Two letters redirect actions MuTRAP is a backdoor attack, also known as a Trojan attack, in which malicious behavior is embedded in a model and activated only when a specific trigger appears. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Now, 10 years later, through Keys Fisheries, her fish is sold in stores, and lionfish appears on restaurant menus throughout the area—and in doing so, millions of native reef fish have been saved from predation. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Your guess is as good as mine, but there's no question Cage appears to be leaning into his old-school vibes. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

This appears to be one of many unfortunate instances across the country where congressional offices have received mail containing unknown, suspicious substances. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

The video appears to show a person near the middle of the street holding up a cellphone to record the SUV when the vehicle’s front-right corner strikes the observer, who tumbles to the ground. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

In one scene, a padlock appears to lock without a key or even being properly closed. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

The fear of looking replaceable also appears in a 2024 Microsoft and LinkedIn survey. — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026