came across (as)

verb

past tense of come across (as)
as in seemed
to give the impression of being the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for came across (as)
  1. seemed
  2. looked
  3. felt
  4. sounded
Verb
  • In my view, the Sentinel seemed to base this on Culver’s suspension from office as the one and only factor.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Her human slogan machine rap seemed more like a complement to JT’s malleable traditionalism rather than the other way around.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of seemed
Verb
  • MacMahon transformed Ramanujan’s formulas into two kinds of partitions that looked nothing alike, but whose counts always came out identical.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The winless Heat looked determined to get its first victory of the season, playing with aggressiveness and force on Wednesday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of looked
Verb
  • The display recognizes a fear that has lingered in immigrant families, and a loss felt far beyond them.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Flávio Bolsonaro presented a stark choice that for many environmentalists felt would put the Amazon and Brazil's overall environmental protections at risk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of felt
Verb
  • Kane’s son, Patrick, and Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat’s son, Archie, sounded the horn together before puck drop.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • His other weapon was his voice, at once coldly precise and dangerously soft; never before had Malkovich’s distinctly odd cadences sounded so menacing.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sounded
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