seem

verb

ˈsēm How to pronounce seem (audio)
Definition of seemnext
as in to look
to give the impression of being I tried to cheer them up because they seemed depressed

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Recent Examples of seem The arrest and trial this year of Davis seemed to have ended a lot of that speculation. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 April 20 – May 20 Another person may seem larger than life this morning, for better or worse. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Oct. 2026 Yamamoto also seemed annoyed that his catcher could be letting his batting woes affect his work behind the plate. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 They are locked in a must-win battle and don’t seem to mind higher debt costs. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seem
  1. look
  2. feel
  3. sound
  4. appear
Verb
  • The pain is as big as the whole island and everything on it, looking behind every door, looking under every tree.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The fear of looking replaceable also appears in a 2024 Microsoft and LinkedIn survey.
    — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of look
Verb
  • The music on Uncle feels innate, as if Funkhouser had dug these songs out from deep within the crawlspace in his brain.
    — Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Few people feel affection for insurance companies or hospital bureaucracies that often function less as providers of care than as barriers to it.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of feel
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  • For the first time, the band with the most un-Googleable name in showbiz sounds marginally legible.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hannity, a close confidant of the president, sounded unimpressed with her press briefing performance and her answers on Thursday night.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sound
Verb
  • Companies appearing on the Norrsken/100 included those working on overhauling and strengthening grid capacity and transforming renewables storage.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of appear

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“Seem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seem. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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