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seem v. appear, look (as if or non-standard in US like), sound,
feel, have (all) the hallmarks or earmarks of, give every
indication or appearance of: He seems all right to me. She
seems to have forgotten her key again. It seems as if I've never
been away at all. He seemed frightened.
seeming adj. apparent, evident, ostensible, outward, superficial,
surface, assumed, feigned, pretended, false, so-called, alleged,
specious, purported, professed: She was shocked by his seeming
indifference to her problems.
seemingly adv. apparently, evidently, ostensibly, outwardly,
superficially, falsely, allegedly, speciously, purportedly,
professedly, on the face of it, possibly, feasibly, conceivably,
plausibly, believably: The purpose of this seemingly honest
confession was to throw the detectives off the scent.
seemly adj. 1 proper, fitting, appropriate, becoming, suited,
suitable, fit, befitting, apt, comme il faut, right, apropos,
apposite, characteristic, meet, reasonable, sensible: You can
count on Felix to do the seemly thing in such cases. 2 decent,
decorous, proper, dignified, genteel, gentlemanly, ladylike,
diplomatic, discreet, prudent, politic: She behaved in a seemly
manner, in keeping with what was expected of a princess.
seer n. soothsayer, fortune-teller, sibyl, oracle, prophet,
prophetess, augur, vaticinator, prophesier, clairvoyant,
psychic, crystal-gazer, star-gazer: The seer foretold a grave
famine and much suffering in the land.
see-saw n. 1 teeter: The children were playing on the see-saw.
--v. 2 teeter, totter, waver, vary, vacillate, oscillate,
alternate, fluctuate, swing, switch: He couldn't make up his
mind and kept see-sawing between staying and going.
seethe v. 1 boil, stew, simmer, foam: In the kitchen, a large pot of
stew seethed on the stove. 2 stew, simmer, foam (at the mouth),
fume, smoulder, burn, rage, rant, rave, become livid or
feverish, be in ferment, be furious or incensed, Colloq blow
one's stack or top, carry on, take on, get hot under the collar,
get red in the face, get all steamed up: The ball sailed
through Mr Griffiths' new greenhouse and he came out seething