Synonyms of appeared

appeared

verb

past tense of appear

1

as in showed

to come into view

a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• showed
• unfolded
• came
• arrived
• reappeared
• loomed
• materialized
• rose
• came out
• emerged
• happened
• turned up
• showed up
• surfaced
• erupted
• occurred
• resurfaced
• arose
• issued
• debuted
• dawned
• blossomed
• broke out
• shot (up)
• bulked
• sprung (up)
• broke
• sprang (up)
• bobbed (up)
• cropped (up)
• outcropped
• rematerialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappeared
• went (away)
• vanished
• faded
• evaporated
• dissolved
• cleared
• left
• melted (away)
• withdrew
• retired
• departed
• evanesced

2

as in seemed

to give the impression of being

it appears that he doesn't hear you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seemed
• looked
• felt
• sounded
• acted
• made
• came across (as)
• came off (as)
• pretended
• resembled
• suggested
• recalled
• implied
• hinted
• dissembled
• insinuated

3

as in began

to come into existence

the benefits of the exercise program should appear almost immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• started
• originated
• arose
• commenced
• was
• emerged
• formed
• arrived
• sprang
• materialized
• sprung
• dawned
• set in
• existed
• engendered
• lived
• broke
• actualized
• continued
• breathed
• lasted
• subsisted
• persisted
• survived
• came on
• coalesced
• endured
• shaped (up)
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• ended
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• disappeared
• terminated
• halted
• discontinued
• vanished
• died
• quit
• dissolved
• evaporated
• quitted
• departed
• desisted
• expired
• perished
• passed away

4

as in arrived

to get to a destination

a friend who daily manages to appear at our door just as dinner is being served

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrived
• came
• landed
• turned up
• got in
• showed up
• got through
• reached
• hit
• fetched
• made
• disembarked
• touched down
• pulled in
• burst (in or into)
• debarked
• blew in
• checked in
• waltzed (in)
• barged (in)
• bursted (in or into)
• clocked (in)
• breezed (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• left
• went
• checked out
• fled
• clocked (out)
• vamoosed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appeared

The series appeared to be headed for a sweep in the acting categories when Britt Lower pulled an upset early in the ceremony by taking the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series over Matlock nominee Kathy Bates. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Israel’s assault on Gaza City appeared to be accelerating, with the military issuing evacuation orders for several towers in Gaza City within just a few hours Sunday morning. —Tim Lister, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025

The officer noted in the report that what appeared to be a slight injury was visible on the woman’s chest. —Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025

Anderson, a senior, was initially motionless and face down after his head appeared to hit Raridon around the thigh following a 25-yard throw down the right hash marks. —Lauren Merola, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025

Although Jon Cryer recently appeared in Charlie Sheen‘s documentary, the former onscreen brothers appear to have lost touch off-screen. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025

Salloi also called out the officiating crew for missing — at minimum — a yellow card for a tackle from Real Salt Lake defender Noel Caliskan, who appeared to make contact above Salloi’s ankle. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025

His work has appeared in Foreign Policy, ZDNet, and Nature. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025

Throughout his career, Landon appeared in family-friendly entertainment. —Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025