What is another word for seeming?

Pronunciation: [sˈiːmɪŋ] (IPA)

Synonyms for Seeming:

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What are the opposite words for seeming?

Seeming is an adjective that describes something that appears to be a certain way, but may not actually be so. There are various antonyms for seeming that depict the opposite of its meaning. One of the most common antonyms for seeming is "actual" or "real." Unlike seeming, actual signifies something that is genuine, authentic, or based on facts. Another antonym for seeming is "clear" or "obvious" which signifies determining the true nature or character of something without any doubts or difficulty. Additionally, "definite," "certain," and "sure" are some other antonyms for seeming that imply a high degree of confidence or assurance about something.

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Usage examples for Seeming

No wonder the ties of confidence and friendship between them had grown ever closer and closer, seeming to justify the young man in the hope that the time must come when Jane would become his wife.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Aron turned from the window and looked at him, seeming surprised to see him and hear him.
"For Every Man A Reason"
Patrick Wilkins
After I had left America, the newspapers, desirous of sensation, had played into the hands of those who, with seeming triumph, assailed me.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Seeming

  • When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is a different way of approaching today's life and today's sometimes seeming hopelessness that can provide answers.
    David Amram
  • If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
    Dale Carnegie
  • Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.
    Edwin Hubbel Chapin
  • The limit is not as narrow as it might be. I do not claim for this action, as it now goes on, an ideal degree of efficiency. What I do claim is that this type of competition already reveals its nature and its ultimate power to hold seeming monopolies in check.
    John Bates Clark
  • Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.
    Jeremy Collier

Semantically related words: make seem, to seem, seeming world, seeming to exist, seem to be, seeming to be true, seeming intention, seeming like, seeming not to

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