Synonyms for appear
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Occur
occur, arise, come, come into being, come out, come along, crop out, come forth, rise, transpire
Other
emerge, materialize UK US, materialise UK, see the light, heave in sight, arrive, loom, offer, dawn, open, figure, break
Definitions
- v. 1
To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.
- v. 2
To come before the public.
A great writer appeared at that time.
Related words
- Word family
- appearance apparent
Forms
- Past participle
- appeared
e.g. appeared → occurred, arisen, comen, risen…
Choose the right word
Appear and look refer to what manifests itself to the senses; to a semblance or probability presented directly to the mind.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- occur There is no telling when an earthquake will occur.
- arise Should anything arise, she will be prepared for it.
- seem You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
By length
- 4 letters
- come1, look1, show1, open2, seem1, rise1, dawn1, loom1
- 5 letters
- break1, offer2, occur2, arise2
- 6 letters
- figure2, arrive2, emerge2
- 9 letters
- transpire3
- 11 letters
- materialize5, materialise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- apparaître
- Italiano
- apparire
- Español
- aparecer
- Deutsch
- erscheinen