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Definitions

appearance

[uh-peer-uhns] / əˈpɪər əns /
NOUN
coming into sight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrival debut display presence presentation
STRONG
actualization advent appearing coming emergence entrance exhibition introduction manifestation materialization representation rise unveiling
WEAK
showing up turning up
Antonyms
STRONG
conclusion departure end exit
WEAK
absence disappearance leaving reality
NOUN
outward aspect, characteristic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
character image look presence presentation
STRONG
air attitude bearing blind carriage cast condition countenance demeanor dress expression face fashion feature figure form front guise looks manner mannerism mien mode outline pose screen semblance shape stamp
Antonyms
STRONG
back rear
WEAK
absence departure disappearance leaving reality
NOUN
outward show; pretense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
image
STRONG
aura beard blind countenance dream facade front guise idea illusion impression mirage phenomenon reflection screen semblance sound specter vision
WEAK
seeming
Antonyms
STRONG
actuality certainty fact reality truth
WEAK
absence departure disappearance leaving

Example Sentences

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Zuckerberg used a three-hour January 2025 appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast to defend Meta's rollback of content moderation.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Forget that 2004 incident where she got caught singing over a backing track in an appearance on “Saturday Night Live.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The most difficult section, “Gendered Dialogues,” delves into Kahlo’s sometimes androgynous appearance and, more poignantly, her boundary-breaking works about her body and the pains of childbirth and miscarriage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Critics said his appearance was an improper effort to influence the court ahead of a decision that will have major repercussions for his domestic policy agenda.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

She was certain it was a trick of the light, but everyone else took the appearance of a spirit leopard seriously.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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