Definitions

seem

[seem] / sim /

VERB

appear; give the impression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imply look show sound suggest

STRONG

assume hint insinuate intimate pretend resemble

WEAK

be suggestive of convey the impression create the impression give the feeling of give the idea of have the appearance of have the aspects of have the earmarks of have the features of have the qualities of look as if look like look to be make a show of show every sign of sound like strike one as being

Antonyms

WEAK

be real

Example Sentences

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"They don't seem to understand the consequences and there are real victims here losing their life savings in some case as well as corporations and their staff that are badly impacted," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The bloc said Thursday that it wanted to expand that designation to include their cloud services—Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure—saying their revenue, operational capacity and investments seem to have significantly outpaced those of competitors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

“People seem to be obsessed with now dictating what I’ll do and when?!”

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

That would seem like an obvious point if you put the shoe on the other foot: I had a great trip to Vietnam earlier this year.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Oslak didn’t seem to mind, but Renn flashed her brother a sour glance.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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