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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American sophistication has its sprezzatura—Astaire made an art of it—but characteristically turns effortlessness outward, into charm, something ingratiating and democratic-seeming.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
In walks an attractive similar-aged young lady seeming to require assistance, and that was my pivot point.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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The hero, or antihero, of the story is Ichabod Crane, a rather ridiculous-looking schoolmaster who has set his cap for Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful, coquettish daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Relativity Space is already looking beyond rockets before ever putting anything into orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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The reaction was overwhelmingly positive after feeling prioritized by management, which was followed by the excitement of seeing a press release go live and be picked up by the media.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Among Jackson, Flowers picking apart the Colts’ secondary and Henry bullying anyone in blue for three rushing touchdowns, poor Lou Anarumo, the Colts’ defensive coordinator, could not get out of Week 1 without feeling his seat simmering.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Starting in the nineteen-seventies, Stanley and his colleagues have been sounding the alarm on the vulnerability of shorebirds and working to protect key habitats, such as Alaska’s Copper River Delta.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
That means paying attention to how accomplishments are described, how skills and experience are connected and whether the document reflects the language and priorities of the role without sounding artificially tailored.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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