1) Apparently was 2) Appeared 3) Appeared to be 4) Appeared, gave the impression 5) Came across as 6) Came off as 7) Felt 8) Gave the impression of 9) Gave the impression of being 10) Had the appearance of 11) Had the look of 12) Looked 13) Looked like 14) Looked to be 15) Possibly was 16) Pretended to be Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/seemed