COMING OFF (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

coming off (as)

verb

present participle of come off (as)

as in seeming

to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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There, the seeming underdog DB team of Dallas pulverized LA's top-notch singles squad 21-11 in shocking dominance by Townsend over Parker in particular (8-0) to send this to the third match on Sunday.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
But there is a vast expanse of political real estate between blindly handing the Dreamers $975 million and barely seeming interested in the possibility of bringing Major League Baseball to Central Florida.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

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The technique creates extra grip while maintaining a shiny exterior and preventing the bun from looking flat.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
The 2026 Hyundai Tucson XRT AWD got zero attention, whistles or commentary in its week’s test in Los Angeles despite being a rugged-looking version of Hyundai’s compact crossover.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Renters are feeling the pressure, too Paul Belmonte sold his home in Seattle last year and moved to San Francisco for a new biotech job after federal budget cuts affected his role at a Seattle nonprofit.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
In several of the messages, Musgrove would ask how Clancy was feeling.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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Parents, educators and child development experts have been sounding alarms over children's use of AI chatbots, which have been blamed for facilitating cheating on schoolwork and even suicide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
This is also where via negativa earns its keep as more than a charmingly Italian-sounding phrase.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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