Synonyms for seem
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. seem

   Appear and look refer to what manifests itself to the senses; to a semblance or probability presented directly to the mind. Seem applies to what is manifest to the mind on reflection. It suddenly appears to me that there is smoke in the distance; as I watch, it looks like a fire; from my knowledge of the locality and observation of particulars, it seems to me a farmhouse must be burning.

   Synonyms:
   appear, have the appearance, have the semblance, look

   Antonyms:
   be, be certain, be real, be the fact, be true, exist

   Preposition:
   Appear at the front; among the first; on or upon the surface; to the eye; in evidence, in print; from reports; near the harbor; before the public; in appropriate dress; with the insignia of his rank; above the clouds; below the surface; under the lee; over the sea; through the mist; appear for, in behalf of, or against one in court.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. seem

   Synonyms:
   look, appear

   Antonyms:
   belie, misrepresent, differ

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. look, appear, seemverb

   give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

   "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

   Synonyms:
   count, await, come out, search, appear, front, reckon, look, depend, bet, attend, take care, come along, expect, face, wait, calculate, see

2. appear, seemverb

   seem to be true, probable, or apparent

   "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"

   Synonyms:
   come along, come out, appear, look

3. seemverb

   appear to exist

   "There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now"

   Synonyms:
   appear, look

4. seemverb

   appear to one's own mind or opinion

   "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"

   Synonyms:
   appear, look

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. seemverb

   Synonyms:
   appear, look, appear to be, present the appearance, have the appearance, strike one as being

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1. List of paraphrases for "seem":

   appear, look, air, seems, sound, appears

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1. Robert Downey Jr.:

   People never change because they are under threat or under duress. Never. They change because they see something that makes their life seem valuable enough to start moving toward a life worth living. -Robert Downey Jr.

2. Bruce Friend:

   As parents, we have to constantly be vigilant, if you notice any warning signs, where they are spending more time online or on their phone, especially at night, there are calls coming in that seem to be out of the ordinary, go look at the history, see what's going on.

3. Sean Darby:

   The danger is that with a mountain of cash parked in money market funds any trade ceasefire would cause a huge shift away from safe assets, presently, investors don't seem to be in any particular rush to buy equities – earnings revisions have yet to bottom out while economic surprises have been rare.

4. Mark Natkin:

   For Chinese consumers, there's this real glee in having exposure to things that seem like futuristic technology developments, and then beyond that, I think there's a much greater comfort level with data sharing.

5. Justin Trudeau:

   Unfortunately, the actions taken today by the American government do not seem to be headed in that direction.