CAME ACROSS (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

came across (as)

verb

past tense of come across (as)

as in seemed

to give the impression of being the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

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Something dim and unknowable seemed to be asking me to trust it.

Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
But the soft-spoken director rarely seemed to go out of his way to publicly confront the White House.

Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Came across (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20across%20%28as%29. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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