come across
(BEHAVE) — phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
C1 to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic: She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television. He comes across as a bit of a bore in interview.Seeming and purporting to beFaking and pretending
(Definition of come across (BEHAVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apparent adjective
- appear verb (SEEM)
- as if/though idiom
- by the look(s) of things idiom
- come over phrasal verb (SEEM)
- formal adjective (OFFICIAL)
- impression noun (EFFECT)
- ostensible adjective
- outward adjective (ON OUTSIDE)
- persona noun
- prima facie adjective
- putative adjective
- seemingly adverb
- semblance noun
- so-called adjective
- superficial adjective (FALSE APPEARANCE)
- supposed adjective (OTHERS' OPINION)
- supposedly adverb
- surface adjective (APPEARANCE)
- surface noun (APPEARANCE)
Topic:
Seeming and purporting to be
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