APPEARANCES Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

appearances

noun

plural of appearance

as in looks

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality the dignified appearance of this church leader the country club's manicured lawns and well-groomed appearance in general

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Relevance

as in faces

outward and often deceptive indication can't you at least give the appearance of listening to what I say?

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as in arrivals

the act of coming upon a scene his appearance at the party caused considerable speculation

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Recent Examples of appearances Atlanta reached the Finals for the first time since 2013 and after losing in its previous three appearances in the championship round, will be trying for their first as well. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 As temperatures drop in the fall, aphids, like other garden pests, are less active, but don’t be fooled by appearances. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026 Michael Forest, the strapping actor who starred in Beast From Haunted Cave and other B-pictures for Roger Corman and made memorable guest-star appearances on classic episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Star Trek, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Zacharia, a conservative commentator who made appearances on outlets like Fox News and Newsmax, was the surprise choice to succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left in August. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Despite his alleged deteriorating health, King Charles has shown resilience by continuing to work and make public appearances. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2026 Out of his 17 appearances (11 of which were starts), Ritchie issued 43 walks. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The Rays trail 2-1 for the first time in three ALCS appearances. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Morissette has been spotted making other surprise appearances this summer. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appearances

Noun

Ole Miss receivers won against the Tigers in single-high coverage the first half, and continued to do so against two-deep looks in the second half.

— PJ Green October 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
This week’s best beauty looks were a little nostalgic and very playful.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of looks

Noun

The women wore maroon unitards with subtle puffed sleeves, while Danchig-Waring’s tank unitard featured two faces in profile, each hugging a side of his waist.

— Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the visible faces of the Southwest’s critical water problem, as the Colorado River — which supplies water to nearly 40 million people — shrinks due to a combination of climate change and human demand.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of faces

Noun

Midfield offers greater strength in depth, bolstered by the arrivals of Youri Tielemans, Carlos Baleba and Andrey Santos in the summer window.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
For early arrivals, proceedings started on Sunday evening with creator Dhar Mann talking about partnering with Hollywood studios and his vision for Creator City in Los Angeles.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrivals

Noun

Freshman wide receiver Rasean Jones, who leads the team in receiving yards, was ruled out after suffering an injury last week, as was junior Cam Bates, one of the Broncos’ veteran presences.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 2026
Democrats have a rare chance to boost their state presences after years of Republican gains.

— Eric Lau, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of presences

Noun

Forecasters say this year's could be among the strongest on record, and its effects are already being felt across South America and far beyond.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Engineers need experimental evidence to understand those effects and refine their designs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of effects

Noun

What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
These creators’ posts brought the company nearly 12 billion impressions on social media, Disney said.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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