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appear as

VERB
enact
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve execute
STRONG
depict discourse do perform personate play playact portray represent
WEAK
go on play the part of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail miss
STRONG
direct
WEAK
hinder prevent refuse repeal stop veto
VERB
perform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
display execute give go on offer play present produce represent show stage
STRONG
discourse dramatize emote enact exhibit ham impersonate personate playact render
WEAK
act out be on bring down the house do a number do a turn ham it up put on tread the boards
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon conceal deny hide refrain refuse take withhold
STRONG
fail
WEAK
direct halt prevent stop
VERB
represent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for
STRONG
be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify
WEAK
act as act as broker act for act in place of assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for buy for correspond to do business for emblematize hold office play the part put on sell for stand for steward
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refuse
STRONG
be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop

Example Sentences

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The KU researcher said the combination of a defocusing magnetospheric plasma and a focusing gravity create in-phase and out-of-phase interference bands of radio-wave intensity that appear as the Crab Pulsar's zebra stripes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

HP IQ—which is scheduled to start releasing in the spring—will appear as a text bar at the top of the user’s screen.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Connecting to a VPN server in a location where the broadcast is available allows users to appear as if they are just another local viewer.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

His Doing Fine Encore tour includes a date in Folkestone on 6 March, while he will appear as Dr Frank‑N‑Furter at Eastbourne's Congress Theatre in May.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

They thus appear as agents potentially capable of blocking the whole process of energy production and depriving the cells of utilizable oxygen.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.