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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off (as)
  1. seeming
  2. looking
  3. feeling
  4. sounding
Verb
  • In the closeness of the moment, their seeming friendship allows Jérôme to tell Claire that her boyfriend might be cheating on her.
    — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Even on the paradisiac-seeming a cappella introduction, a collaboration with Jamila Woods and L’Rain, something lingers in the foreground.
    — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Definition of seeming
Verb
  • From streamlining access to MARTA from the terminal to reorganizing the drop-off zone, things are looking a little different around the airport.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Below the speaker’s podium sat a row of bored-looking representatives from city, county and regional agencies.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of looking
Verb
  • But many ordinary Chinese have been feeling the pressure from a slowing economy and avoiding big-ticket purchases.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Three years ago, Cat Cohen was lying in a hospital bed feeling despondent.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of feeling
Verb
  • Appropriately, the rich-sounding Ortofon SPU is a classic in its own right, launched in 1958 and has never been out of production.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • Pretending otherwise is just a nicer-sounding way of selling people the same beans in a different bag.
    — Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of sounding
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