Coming into view, air, (outward) show, advent, and arrival are all synonyms for appearance. Disappearance and departure are these antonyms of appearance. And here are another 28 synonyms for appearance.
1. look(s)
2. impression
3. arrival
Her appearance surprised everyone at once.
He focused on his appearance today.
The appearance of the stars amazed.
They changed their appearance for fun.
| Word | Opposites | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| By heart | By chance, unprepared | From memory, down pat |
| At heart | On the surface, superficially | Basically, fundamentally |
| Heart | Head, indifference | Emotions, feelings |
| Hindrance | Help, advantage | Impediment, obstacle |
| Sequence | Disorder, randomness | Succession, order |
| Stance | Indifference, neutrality | Posture, body position |
| Melancholy | Cheerfulness, happiness | Desolation, sadness |
| Paramount | Insignificant, minor | Most important, of greatest importance |
| Paradigm | Anomaly, deviation | Model, pattern |
| Dance | Still, freeze | Trip, sway |
| Granted | Denied, Questioned | Allowed, permitted |
| Take for granted | Cherish, Acknowledge fully | Assume, presume |
| Grant | Refuse, deny | Allow, accord |
| Nuance | Bluntness, simplicity | Fine distinction, subtle distinction/difference |
| Happy | Sad, unfortunate | Contented, content |
| Learn | Forget, unlearn | Acquire a knowledge of, gain an understanding of |
| Distance | Draw closer, friendliness | Interval, space |
| Peak | Bottom, nadir, trough | Summit, top |
| Earrings | Gloves, necklace | Studs, hoops |
| Near | Far, distant | Close by, close |
| Very happy | Very sad, miserable | Ecstatic, elated |
| Bear | Abandon, reject | Support, carry |
| Occurrence | Rarity, anomaly | Event, incident |
| Transport | Hinder, obstruct | Convey, carry |
| Transparent | Obscure, ambiguous | See-through, clear |
| Paradox | Consistency, certainty | Contradiction, contradiction in terms |
| Discrepancy | Similarity, correspondence | Inconsistency, difference |
| Inconvenience | Help, convenience | Trouble, bother |
| On approval | Without consent, rejected | Conditional, subject to confirmation |
| Approval | Refusal, disapproval | Acceptance, agreement |
| Incentive | Deterrent, disincentive | Inducement, motivation |
| Preference | Disfavor, aversion | Liking, partiality |
| Earful | Silence, quiet | Informative talk, long explanation |
| Absence | Presence, availability | Non-attendance, non-appearance |
| Earbuds | Speaker, headphone | Earphone, headphone |
| Parallel | Different, dissimilar, divergent | Side by side, aligned |
| Ancient | Recent, contemporary | Of long ago, earliest |
| Transformation | Preservation, conservation | Change, alteration |
| Unhappy | Happy, cheerful | Sad, miserable |
| Early | Overdue, late | Untimely, premature |
| Enhance | Diminish, mar | Increase, add to |
| Sincerely | Insincerely, deceitfully | Genuinely, honestly |
| Approximately | Exactly, precisely | Roughly, about |
| Appeal | Bore, leave someone cold | Ask urgently/earnestly, request urgently/earnestly |
| Appealing | Disagreeable, unappealing, off-putting | Inviting, attractive |
| Resistance | Acceptance, receptivity | Opposition to, hostility to |
| Applicable | Inappropriate, irrelevant | Relevant, appropriate |
| Of the essence | Inessential, unimportant, non-essential | Vital, essential |
| Essence | Superficiality, insignificance | Quintessence, soul |
| Audience | Performers, speakers | Spectators, listeners |
| Once | Twice, many times | One time, at one time |
| Stopped | Started, continued | Halted, ceased |
| Compliance | Disobedience, defiance | Adherence, obedience |
| For instance | In general, for no reason | For example, such as |
| Instance | Absence, nonoccurrence | Example, occasion |