seeming
adjective/ˈsiːmɪŋ/
/ˈsiːmɪŋ/
[only before noun] (formal)- appearing to be something that may not be true synonym apparent
- a seeming impossibility
- She handled the matter with seeming indifference.
- We discussed the seeming contradiction of his arguments.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySeeming is used with these nouns:- contradiction
- ease
- inability
- …
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