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• present participle of seem.

seeming

American  

[see-ming] / ˈsi mɪŋ /

adjective

1. apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified.

   a seeming advantage.

   Synonyms:

   superficial, external, ostensible

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noun

1. appearance, especially outward or deceptive appearance.

   Synonyms:

   pretense, face, semblance

seeming British  

/ ˈsiːmɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) apparent but not actual or genuine

   seeming honesty

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noun

1. outward or false appearance

Other Word Forms

• seemingness
  noun
• seemingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of seeming

1300–50; Middle English semynge; see seem, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

seeming

Seeman was caught on camera seeming to curse at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, whose side lost 36-24 away to the New York Giants.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But also, after we finished watching the docuseries, my son continued researching it and found bits of seeming evidence that hadn’t shown up in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Bailey said geopolitics had made upside risks more prominent, amid a seeming loss of urgency to find solutions to the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The men dug through his files, seeming to know there was cash somewhere in the safe.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

One of the hounds that searched for bones among the straw litter learned to come to Robin for tidbits, seeming to know that he had found a special friend.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

Related Words

• professed