COME ACROSS (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

come across (as)

verb

Definition of come across (as)

as in to seem

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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Three hours before hitting the runway, what seem like hundreds of corsets in the workroom need to be laced in; even the models are helping.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Aside from happy love affairs that usually turn into friendships, there might seem from the outside to be too little family in my life.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of seem

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Still, there’s something about going back to basics at the dawn of a new season that feels especially right.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
The Bengals cut the roster down to 53 players on Sunday and there weren’t many surprises in a year where continuity and depth made only a few spots truly feel open to unseating the placeholder.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of feel

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Goodness knows what happened there and what circumstances compelled him to write that Instagram post, but his future at Spurs now looks untenable.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The result is a motorcycle that looks considerably more like a conventional competition dirt bike than some of the smaller electric machines that have appeared in recent years.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of look

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On Wednesday morning, when Iryna Baranova, 38, returned home from hair and makeup to finish getting ready, explosions were sounding across the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The Angels had yet to capitalize on his two-way brilliance, and Moreno sounded uncertain of how to value the generational talent.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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