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appear

The word “appear” has 2 syllables: ap-pear

It's pronounced as /əˈpɪr/

What is synonym and antonym for appear?

In the thesaurus, “appear” has 75 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for appear along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for appear

Antonyms for appear

Meanings of appear

  • verb
    1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
    2. To come before the public.
    3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.
    4. To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.
    5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
    6. To bring into view.

Example Sentences

  • She didn’t appear nervous during the interview.
  • Stars appear in the sky as night falls.
  • He will appear in court tomorrow morning.
  • The actor is set to appear in a new movie next year.
  • Problems often appear when you least expect them.

On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to appear, such as: act, actualize, arise, arrive, be, begin, blossom.

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take effect

  • accomplish
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  • arise
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  • be found
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  • carry on
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  • chance
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  • consummate
  • cook
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  • do
  • do a number
  • down
  • enforce
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  • eventuate
  • execute
  • fall
  • follow
  • function
  • get in there
  • go about
  • go for broke
  • go for it
  • go in for
  • go on
  • go that route
  • go to town
  • have effect
  • have force
  • hit
  • influence
  • intrude
  • issue
  • knock off
  • labor
  • light
  • luck
  • make presence felt
  • make presence known
  • make progress
  • maneuver
  • materialize
  • meet
  • militate
  • move
  • officiate
  • operate
  • pan out
  • pass
  • percolate
  • perform
  • perk
  • perpetrate
  • persevere
  • persist
  • practice
  • present itself
  • preside
  • proceed
  • pursue
  • react
  • recur
  • redound
  • register
  • respond
  • result
  • serve
  • shake
  • smoke
  • spring
  • stumble
  • stumble upon
  • supervene
  • sway
  • take
  • take hold
  • take its toll
  • take part
  • take place
  • take steps
  • take up
  • transort
  • transpire
  • turn out
  • turn up
  • undertake
  • weigh
  • what goes
  • work
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dawn

dawned

  • actualized
  • appear
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  • arose
  • arrived
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  • broke
  • came on
  • coalesced
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