Synonyms of seemed

seemed

verb

past tense of seem

as in looked

to give the impression of being

I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looked
• felt
• sounded
• appeared
• acted
• made
• came across (as)
• pretended
• came off (as)
• resembled
• suggested
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seemed

Suno allegedly did the same thing, according to a recent report from 404 Media covering a hack of Suno’s internal data, which seemed to indicate that Suno illegally scraped material from YouTube. — Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 31 July 2026

Meanwhile, the president met with Netanyahu and Zelensky, the Democrats are making hay over the Iran war, and the Fauci hearing seemed to be a dud. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

But few in the open source community seemed reassured by Google's statements. — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 31 July 2026

The Broncos have been pleased with Ehlinger’s growth during his second year in the offense, and head coach Sean Payton seemed to suggest during the annual NFL meeting in March that the 27-year-old could even compete for the backup job behind Nix. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Strathdee and Skaathun were hoping to keep delving into that question — and in September 2023, Strathdee noticed an NIH funding opportunity that seemed perfect. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026

Love seemed to lead Watson too far, but the fifth-year wideout made a sensational grab for six during a red zone drill. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The Jayhawks seemed to respond immediately cutting into that eight-point deficit. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Just when things seemed too contentious and/or boring to a late-night viewer, Stewart knew when to jingle the keys in our face. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026