Come across as
Come across as verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable
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Synonyms for Come across as
Look and come across as are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Look" instead a verb "Come across as".
Look
Look verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: it looks like it might rain
Come across as and look are semantically related. You can use "Come across as" instead a verb "Look".
Both terms in one sentence
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Man Child: Riley's emotions look, sound, and generally act like adults, but have no agenda beyond Riley's day-to-day life, so they come across as this.
Source: Western Animation / Inside Out - Alternately, it's similar to the practice of exaggerating motions and forms to make them look right when animated; when trying to exactly mimic realism, it can come across as slightly off and dead.
Source: Hair Color Dissonance -
It's not any character that happens to look, act or generally come across as quirky or weird, but is clearly in line with other characters in terms of gameplay.
Source: Square Peg, Round Trope
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