Synonyms for seeming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : see-ming
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsi mɪŋ


Définition of seeming

Origin :
  • late 14c., present participle adjective from seem. Seemingly in sense of "to all appearances" recorded from 1590s.
  • adj apparent
Example sentences :
  • The old man read it and for a time mused himself into seeming oblivion.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Milbrey nodded encouragement, seeming to chuckle inwardly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Don't let me be surprised at your seeming unsisterliness, Bella.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Then there is a seeming silence, but it is the silence of a deeper sound.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • She started suddenly awake, seeming to have been roused by the opening of a door.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The sincerity of him was excuse enough for the seeming indelicacy of the question.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Mary subtly evaded the question, while seeming to give unqualified assent.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The explanation of this seeming change of character is at hand.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • A point of seeming difference between them establishes their identity.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • He may lay pipes and pull wires, seeming for a little to succeed.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

Antonyms for seeming

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