COME ACROSS (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

come across (as)

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Definition of come across (as)

as in to seem

to give the impression of being the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

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His dip in the polling this month seems less attributable to any new policy position or statements than to just a general gloom among California residents about the state’s direction, Baldassare said.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
In my view, the Sentinel seemed to base this on Culver’s suspension from office as the one and only factor.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of seem

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The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Only two decades ago, my family looked West for a treatment for my grandmother that was unavailable in China.

— Ruby Wang, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of look

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How breezy a record can sound when all the small stuff has been duly sweated.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Jackson is sounding the alarm over sluggish early voting across deep-red rural Georgia, warning that complacency in GOP strongholds could jeopardize his bid for governor.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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