come across (as)

verb

Definition of come across (as)next
as in to seem
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 come across (as)
  1. seem
  2. feel
  3. look
  4. sound
Verb
  • What’s more, dopamine pathways that were traditionally thought to govern pleasure and punishment also seem to be highly involved in prediction.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • And there was a photographer who seemed to be taking an endless number of pictures.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of seem
Verb
  • These sounds are strange bedfellows, but the delirium rarely feels indulgent or trivial.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Kurt's key takeaways What concerns me about this particular scam is how routine the email feels.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of feel
Verb
  • Generation and storage, grids, and digital infrastructure all depend on capital that can look beyond short-term market conditions.
    — H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • From the street, the small white building looks slightly out of place among the commercial businesses around it.
    — Myla S. Roundy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of look
Verb
  • How breezy a record can sound when all the small stuff has been duly sweated.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jackson is sounding the alarm over sluggish early voting across deep-red rural Georgia, warning that complacency in GOP strongholds could jeopardize his bid for governor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of sound
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