seemed

VERB

appear; give the impression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imply look show sound suggest

STRONG

assume hint insinuate intimate pretend resemble

WEAK

be suggestive of convey the impression create the impression give the feeling of give the idea of have the appearance of have the aspects of have the earmarks of have the features of have the qualities of look as if look like look to be make a show of show every sign of sound like strike one as being

Antonyms

WEAK

be real

Example Sentences

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The statement added: "The pitch invasion caused a chaotic end and nobody seemed to know whether or not the match had been brought to a finish."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And this hardly seemed like the moment he’d break through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

By the 2010s, the spotlight was fading and it seemed as if Pratt might slip into obscurity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Not least because that also seemed to signal the end of his lengthy international career.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Gingersnipes’s eyes widened as she understood that this was her job now—a fact that seemed to fill her with pride and panic all at once.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman