seemer
One who feigns
A seemer is someone who appears to be something rather than actually being it—one who seems rather than is.
The word is rare and literary, carrying a note of suspicion or accusation: He's no true friend, just a seemer.
It implies surface without substance, appearance without reality.
Illegitimate claimant to power
- fakerOne who pretends
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
phony · masquerader · deceiver · dissembler · poseur · sham · hoaxer · trickster
Deceptive outward appearance
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- guiseExternal manner shown
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- exteriorOuter portion
outward · semblance · countenance · mien · demeanor · bearing · presentation · front
Visual similarity or representation
- similarityState of being alike
- semblanceOutward but misleading appearance
- echoReflected sound wave
- reflectionReturned light or thought
parallel · analogue · approximation · facsimile · imitation · simulacrum · lookalike · doppelganger
Effect on the mind
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- beliefTrust held as true
notion · viewpoint · perspective · interpretation · estimation · conjecture · inference · assumption
pretender
Illegitimate claimant to power
charlatan · phony · masquerader · deceiver · dissembler · poseur · sham · hoaxer · trickster · con
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
exterior · outward · semblance · countenance · mien · demeanor · bearing · presentation · front · mask
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
- similarityState of being alike
- semblanceOutward but misleading appearance
- echoReflected sound wave
reflection · parallel · analogue · approximation · facsimile · imitation · simulacrum · lookalike · doppelganger · double
impression
Effect on the mind
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
belief · notion · viewpoint · perspective · interpretation · estimation · conjecture · inference · assumption · supposition
seemergenuine article
Authentic original item
the real thing · true self · real deal · doer · authentic
- it seemsExpressing tentative inference
- seems likeGives an impression
- couldn't seemGave off inability vibes
- to seemGive an impression
- seems legit
- seem like a good idea at the timeFelt reasonable before consequences
seem, seems, seemingly, seeming, unseemly, seemed, seemly, seemliness