appearing
Becoming seen suddenly
Appearing is the act of coming into view, becoming visible, or showing up: A figure was appearing through the fog.
It also means seeming or giving an impression: He was appearing calm despite the chaos.
In legal contexts, appearing refers to presenting oneself formally before a court or authority: The defendant will be appearing before the judge tomorrow.
Point of access
- emergenceComing into existence
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- manifestationOutward display of something
- materializationComing into tangible existence
advent · onset · surfacing · coming · showing up · turning up · cropping up · popping up
Able to be seen
- noticeableEasily perceived or observed
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- observableCapable of being detected
- discernibleAble to be noticed
perceptible · detectible · conspicuous · prominent · obvious · manifest · emerging · revealing
First public performance
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- emergenceComing into existence
launch · coming out · first showing · stage debut · cameo · walk-on
Appearing to be
- lookingUsing eyes to observe
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
- coming acrossFinding without seeking
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
guise · impression · air · manner · demeanor · countenance · aspect · front
entrance
Point of access
- emergenceComing into existence
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- manifestationOutward display of something
materialization · advent · onset · surfacing · coming · showing up · turning up · cropping up · popping up · arising
visible
Able to be seen
- noticeableEasily perceived or observed
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- observableCapable of being detected
discernible · perceptible · detectible · conspicuous · prominent · obvious · manifest · emerging · revealing · showing
premiere
First public performance
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- breakthroughSudden important advance
emergence · launch · coming out · first showing · stage debut · cameo · walk-on
seeming
Appearing to be
- lookingUsing eyes to observe
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
- coming acrossFinding without seeking
facade · guise · impression · air · manner · demeanor · countenance · aspect · front · veneer
phantom
Insubstantial apparition
hallucination · phantasm · vision · figment · chimera · seeming · semblance · optical illusion · hologram · trick of the light
onstage
Before the audience
- stage presencePerformer's commanding aura
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- entrancePoint of access
cameo · role · casting · starring · featured · billing · act · scene · spotlight · treading the boards
- visibility changesfading, emerging, vanishing, revealing, hiding
- emergenceemergence, surfacing, self-organization, arising, coming forth
- happeningshappenings, happening, event, occurrence, events
- phenomenologyphenomenology, intentionality, bracketing, lived experience, horizon
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
appearingdisappearing
Ceasing to be visible
vanishing · fading · disappear · vanish · disappearance