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

What appears to be a career transition can feel a lot like grief. — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The video on the social media platform appears to have since been taken down. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

The movement appears to have prompted adjustments inside Modi’s party. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

The actor in question, who, like the middle-age writer narrator, also lives in what appears to be Paris, shares many biographical details with the real-life person Natalie Portman, as many have pointed out. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026

Now, a lawsuit filed by a producer who claims to have worked on the album appears to corroborate those rumors. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

In neighboring Wisconsin, Francesca Hong, who previously aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, has what appears to be a commanding lead in the gubernatorial primary. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Deep Fission appears to be all-in on moving ahead in Parsons. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

The world appears united in wanting to see less holding, grappling and wrestling at set plays, but some level of contact should still be allowed. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026