Real
Real adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Seeming
Seeming adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.
Usage example: a seeming contradiction that disappeared upon closer analysis of the text
Both words in one sentence
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Noire, you are tasked with solving a string of murders, all seeming connected to the real-life Black Dahlia case.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind - The real mystery involves Todd's seeming affair with a man he meets at a clothing optional resort.
Source: Web Video / Where the Bears Are - Audrey begins to worry that she isn't a real person because of her Fake Memories and seeming immortality.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Haven
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Seeming and Real. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/real/seeming
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Seeming or Real. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/real/seeming.
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