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

The building appears to be still in the framing stage with workers making adjustments to the concrete pylons as cars zip past. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Discovered by Apple’s community on Reddit, on highlighting text, a small pop-up appears with contextual options including rewrite and proofread, edit with Siri or various summarizing options. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 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

Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Rafael Peña is a travel journalist and writer whose work appears in Travel + Leisure, Cruise Critic, and The Miami Herald, a partnership with DETOUR. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Phoenix’s lawsuit appears to pose a test of the scope and limits of the First Amendment and state laws governing the political activity of government employees in their private lives. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

As rumours build of a vengeful Thai forest spirit a mysterious young woman appears. — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 July 2026

But Broadcom's relationship with Google appears to be just fine. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 July 2026