All seeming synonyms
seem·ing
S s adjective seeming
- ostensible — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- ostensive — clearly or manifestly demonstrative.
- nominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- quasi — resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
noun seeming
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- complexion — When you refer to someone's complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face.
- grandstand play — an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- misbelief — erroneous belief; false opinion.
- characterization — Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
- lineaments — Plural form of lineament.
- misimpression — a faulty or incorrect impression; a misconception or misapprehension.
- guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
- outside — the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
- make-up — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- idolism — idolatry.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- lineament — Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.
- illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- ignis fatuus — Also called friar's lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
- hamming — an actor or performer who overacts.
- look — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
adj seeming
- delusive — tending to delude; misleading
- inferable — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- blue-sky — of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result
- barmecidal — giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- floater — a person or thing that floats.
- honest to god — real or genuine.
- in name only — not in fact or in practice
- probable — likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article.
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- flasher — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- in-correct — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- blue sky — fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
- credible — Credible means able to be trusted or believed.
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- illusive — illusory.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- illusory — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- in favor of — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.