COMING ACROSS (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

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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Either way, Wanda comes out on top, her seeming death notwithstanding.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Yet my party of work friends lingered, seeming to savor the change of venue.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

Definition of seeming

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Cyrus’ flawless-looking skin was in part thanks to the Maybelline New York Lifter Plump and Glow Foundation, a sheer base that can be built up for more coverage.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Other air styler round brushes leave my fine hair looking more wind-swept than blown-out, with a ton of fly-aways.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026

Definition of looking

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Its longline fit offers coverage in blustery winds or rain without feeling too bulky in mild temperatures.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
At breakfast, people at the table next to me were talking about how their friend wasn’t feeling well and stayed in the room.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of feeling

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Some care providers are living lavishly and charging $400 an hour to watch kids paint, but others are sounding the alarm as payers routinely deny care and their waitlists balloon.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Take, for instance, the 1970s Cincinnati Reds, who won two straight World Series championships and had a scary-sounding nickname — The Big Red Machine — that suggested global domination.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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