coming across (as)

verb

present participle of come across (as)
as in seeming
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 coming across (as)
  1. seeming
  2. looking
  3. feeling
  4. sounding
Verb
  • But at least some of Americans’ seeming polarization may be explained by Americans’ tendency toward extremes.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Even much of that seeming nonsense, though, is ostensibly correct.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeming
Verb
  • Overcast Milan was looking even grayer than I’d have liked, but I was heartened by a gracious welcome at the Park Hyatt, tucked away on a side street of the Piazza del Duomo.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But looking closer, across the genome, something unusual showed up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of looking
Verb
  • Dining here is fun, fresh, plentiful, and food is cooked to perfection—but also fuel for long game drives that will keep you feeling spritely, never weighed down.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • All together, her Paris party attire nods to the past without actually feeling retro.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of feeling
Verb
  • That's $700 off, making now the best time to buy better-sounding movie nights!
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The flip side, however, is that the Giants are also one loss to the Cardinals away from sounding the alarms.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sounding
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