Need another word that means the same as “seeming”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “seeming” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Seeming” are: apparent, ostensible, outward, surface, pretended, feigned, specious, professed, supposed, avowed, so-called, alleged, declared, purported
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “seeming” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| alleged | Declared but not proved. Alleged abuses of housing benefits. |
| apparent | Seeming real or true, but not necessarily so. For all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent. |
| avowed | Openly declared as such. They came to power with the avowed aim of promoting religious toleration. |
| declared | Declared as fact explicitly stated. They are both declared atheists. |
| feigned | Simulated or pretended; insincere. Feigned sympathy. |
| ostensible | Appearing as such but not necessarily so. The real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint. |
| outward | Relating to the external appearance of something rather than its true nature. An outward journey. |
| pretended | Adopted in order to deceive. A pretended interest. |
| professed | Professing to be qualified. A professed and conforming Anglican. |
| purported | Appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so; alleged. The purported marriage was void. |
| so-called | Doubtful or suspect. |
| specious | Misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive. A specious argument. |
| supposed | Doubtful or suspect. The supposed existence of ghosts. |
| surface | Denoting ships which travel on the surface of the water as distinct from submarines. Surface layers. |
| apparent | Seeming real or true, but not necessarily so. His apparent lack of concern. |
| apparently | Unmistakably (`plain’ is often used informally for `plainly. She has apparently been living here for some time. |
| casing | The housing or outer covering of something. A waterproof casing. |
| cuticle | The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates. The body is covered with a non living cuticle of chitin. |
| dabbler | An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge. |
| epidermis | The outer layer of tissue in a plant, except where it is replaced by periderm. |
| evident | Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. A clearly evident erasure in the manuscript. |
| exterior | Situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building. Exterior grade plywood. |
| external | (of hardware) not contained in the main computer; peripheral. For external application only. |
| externalize | Make external or objective, or give reality to. Such neuroses are externalized as interpersonal conflicts. |
| extrinsic | Not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside. Extrinsic evidence. |
| facing | A piece of material sewn on the inside of a garment, especially at the neck and armholes, to strengthen it. The regiment s uniforms had orange facings. |
| guise | An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something. He visited in the guise of an inspector. |
| integument | An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell. This chemical compound is found in the integument of the seed. |
| ostensible | Represented or appearing as such; pretended. His ostensible purpose was charity his real goal popularity. |
| outer | A shot that strikes the outer. Spent hours adorning the outer man. |
| outrigger | A boat fitted with an outrigger. |
| outside | Coming from the outside. An outside margin. |
| outward | Outwards. An outward display of friendliness. |
| outwardly | In outward appearance. Outwardly featureless modern offices. |
| peripheral | A peripheral device. She will see their problems as peripheral to her own. |
| putative | Purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds. The putative author of the book. |
| rind | The tough outer skin of certain fruit, especially citrus fruit. Olive oil infused with lemon rinds. |
| sapwood | The soft outer layers of recently formed wood between the heartwood and the bark, containing the functioning vascular tissue. |
| seemingly | From appearances alone. It s touch and go seemingly and she s asking for you. |
| semblance | Resemblance similarity. He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity. |
| smatter | Speak with spotty or superficial knowledge. She smatters Russian. |
| superficial | Denoting a quantity of a material expressed in terms of area covered rather than linear dimension or volume. Superficial knowledge. |
| surface | Provide something especially a road with a particular surface. Roll out the dough on a floured surface. |
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