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appears

VERB

come into sight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come out crop up develop emerge materialize occur pop up present show show up surface turn out turn up

STRONG

arise attend expose issue loom recur rise spring

WEAK

be present be within view blow in bob up break through breeze in check in clock in come forth come into view come to light drop in make the scene pop in punch in punch the clock ring in roll in time in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon conceal depart disappear go hide leave miss

WEAK

be real

VERB

seem

Synonyms

STRONGEST

occur

STRONG

resemble sound

WEAK

have the appearance look as if look like strike one as

Antonyms

WEAK

be real disappear hide

VERB

be obvious, clear

Synonyms

WEAK

be apparent be evident be manifest be patent be plain

Antonyms

WEAK

be real disappear hide

VERB

be published; perform

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come out enter perform play

STRONG

oblige

WEAK

be created be developed be invented become available come into being come into existence come on come on stage make an appearance play a part present oneself take part

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct stop

WEAK

be real disappear hide

Example Sentences

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The Kremlin appears to have decided that if couldn't parade its military hardware in public, a video presentation was the next best thing.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“It appears that competition with Anthropic and OpenAI is intensifying,” Louie DiPalma, an analyst at William Blair, wrote in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Lingjing appears to have been a butchering site where Homo juluensis processed animals such as deer.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

A doji on April 7 appears to have marked Tesla’s near-term low at $337.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

We’re headed for the office when a big Black woman appears.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko