Come off as
Come off as verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant
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Synonyms for Come off as
Look and come off as are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Look" instead a verb phrase "Come off as".
Look
Look verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: it looks like it might rain
Both terms in one sentence
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May come off as Nightmare Fuel to some because the atmosphere was so tense, and then it gets to you: Robin actually starts to look like the criminal to both the police's AND THE VIEWER'S EYES.
- This results in stories where the villains are just not as terrible as they're claimed to be, causing their punishments to come off as Disproportionate Retribution, and causing the protagonists inflicting said punishments to look like the actual villains of the series instead!
Source: Offstage Villainy - Your face will look weak when he finally loses, and it makes the heel come off as more of a bully and less of an actual threat.
Source: So You Want To / Be A Booker
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