Synonyms for appearance

Synonyms for (noun) appearance

Synonyms: appearance

Definition: the act of appearing in public view

Usage: the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period; it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America

Similar words: arrival

Definition: the act of arriving at a certain place

Usage: they awaited her arrival


Synonyms: show, appearance

Definition: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

Usage: they try to keep up appearances; that ceremony is just for show

Similar words: simulation, pretence, pretending, pretense, feigning

Definition: the act of giving a false appearance

Usage: his conformity was only pretending


Synonyms: appearance, appearing, coming into court

Definition: formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

Similar words: attendance, attending

Definition: the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)


Synonyms: visual aspect, appearance

Definition: outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

Similar words: quality

Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare


Synonyms: appearance

Definition: a mental representation

Usage: I tried to describe his appearance to the police

Similar words: representation, internal representation, mental representation

Definition: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image


Synonyms: appearance

Definition: the event of coming into sight

Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening

Definition: an event that happens


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