CAME ACROSS (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

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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Stillness, which had seemed ontologically secondary to the art form, now gained distinction as a substantive component.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The majority of guests in the summer seemed to be American, British, Japanese, and Chinese.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

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The job-for-life that Fink remembers looked a lot like the one Farley went on to describe about his own grandfather, who worked for Ford.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The civil rights movement, and the many movements for Black freedom that had come before it, took careful consideration of how its people looked.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of looked

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Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Given that the challenge/ability relationship is not static, this balance needs to be regularly reassessed, as work that once felt challenging may eventually become routine.

— Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of felt

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People whose voices sounded older than their actual age also tended to show other signs of aging happening elsewhere in the body.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2026
For the last two years, Francesca Ortega insulted Latinos on social media with rhetoric that sounded straight from Stephen Miller.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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