Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  seem 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  seem 
 
  Sense  1 
  look  appear,  seem 
  =>  make 
  =>  cut 
  =>  feel 
  =>  pass  off 
  =>  sound 
  =>  come  across 
  =>  glow,  beam,  radiate,  shine 
  =>  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine 
  =>  leap  out  jump  out  jump,  stand  out  stick  out 
  =>  rise,  lift,  rear 
  =>  loom 
  =>  feel 
 
  Sense  2 
  appear,  seem 
  =>  seem 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  seem 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  seem 
 
  Sense  1 
  look  appear,  seem 
  =>  make 
  =>  cut 
  =>  feel 
  =>  pass  off 
  =>  sound 
  =>  come  across 
  =>  glow,  beam,  radiate,  shine 
  =>  glitter,  glisten,  glint,  gleam,  shine 
  =>  spangle 
  =>  shimmer 
  =>  leap  out  jump  out  jump,  stand  out  stick  out 
  =>  rise,  lift,  rear 
  =>  loom,  tower,  hulk 
  =>  loom 
  =>  feel 
  =>  crawl 
 
  Sense  2 
  appear,  seem 
  =>  seem 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  seem 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  seem 
 
  4  senses  of  seem 
 
  Sense  1 
  look  appear,  seem 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  appear,  seem 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  seem 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  4 
  seem 
  =>  appear,  seem 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  seem 
 
  seem  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  seem 
 
  Sense  1 
  look  appear,  seem 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  appear,  seem 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  seem 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  seem 
  =>  appear,  seem 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  seem 
 
  The  verb  seem  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (609)  look  appear,  seem  --  (give  a  certain  impression  or  have  a  certain  outward  aspect;  "She  seems  to  be  sleeping";  "This  appears  to  be  a  very  difficult  problem";  "This  project  looks  fishy";  "They  appeared  like  people  who  had  not  eaten  or  slept  for  a  long  time") 
  2.  (87)  appear,  seem  --  (seem  to  be  true,  probable,  or  apparent;  "It  seems  that  he  is  very  gifted";  "It  appears  that  the  weather  in  California  is  very  bad") 
  3.  seem  --  (appear  to  exist;  "There  seems  no  reason  to  go  ahead  with  the  project  now") 
  4.  seem  --  (appear  to  one's  own  mind  or  opinion;  "I  seem  to  be  misunderstood  by  everyone";  "I  can't  seem  to  learn  these  Chinese  characters") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  seeming 
 
  The  adj  seeming  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  apparent,  ostensible,  seeming  --  (appearing  as  such  but  not  necessarily  so  "for  all  his  apparent  wealth  he  had  no  money  to  pay  the  rent";  "the  committee  investigated  some  apparent  discrepancies";  "the  ostensible  truth  of  their  theories";  "his  seeming  honesty") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  seeming 
 
  1  sense  of  seeming 
 
  Sense  1 
  apparent(postnominal),  ostensible,  seeming(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  superficial)  ->  profound 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  seeming 
 
  1  sense  of  seeming 
 
  Sense  1 
  apparent(postnominal),  ostensible,  seeming(postnominal) 
  =>  superficial  (vs.  profound) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  seeming 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  seeming 
 
  seeming  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  seeming 
  seeming 
 
  Overview  of  verb  seem 
 
  The  verb  seem  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (609)  look  appear,  seem  --  (give  a  certain  impression  or  have  a  certain  outward  aspect;  "She  seems  to  be  sleeping";  "This  appears  to  be  a  very  difficult  problem";  "This  project  looks  fishy";  "They  appeared  like  people  who  had  not  eaten  or  slept  for  a  long  time") 
  2.  (87)  appear,  seem  --  (seem  to  be  true,  probable,  or  apparent;  "It  seems  that  he  is  very  gifted";  "It  appears  that  the  weather  in  California  is  very  bad") 
  3.  seem  --  (appear  to  exist;  "There  seems  no  reason  to  go  ahead  with  the  project  now") 
  4.  seem  --  (appear  to  one's  own  mind  or  opinion;  "I  seem  to  be  misunderstood  by  everyone";  "I  can't  seem  to  learn  these  Chinese  characters") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  seeming 
 
  The  adj  seeming  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  apparent,  ostensible,  seeming  --  (appearing  as  such  but  not  necessarily  so  "for  all  his  apparent  wealth  he  had  no  money  to  pay  the  rent";  "the  committee  investigated  some  apparent  discrepancies";  "the  ostensible  truth  of  their  theories";  "his  seeming  honesty") 

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