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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "seem":

   appear, look, air, seems, sound, appears

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How to use seem in a sentence?

1. Wang Xueman:

   Being able to be healthy and leave the house, and meet other colleagues who are also healthy is a very happy thing, it might seem very ordinary, but after enduring the epidemic, being at peace is a blessing.

2. John Kennedy:

   It does n’t seem likely that someone would want to cut it up and sell it as it would lose too much value. To steal something that John Kennedy ca n’t liquidate is silly.

3. Lynn Vavreck:

   People have created this character out of college-educated women, because they seem to be the leading indicator of this decline for the Republican Party, but the story is about white college-educated people and white women.

4. Gordana Biernat:

   We seem to be the only species on earth capable of killing for pleasure. The root of evil is not hate. It is ignorance.

5. William Shakespeare:

   And thus I clothe my naked villainy With old odd ends, stol'n forth of holy writ And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.