ADJ
- attractive, handsome, youthful
- distinctive, odd, strange, striking
- dishevelled, scruffy, unkempt, unprepossessing
- external, general, outward, overall, personal, physical, visual
- attempts to improve the general appearance of the town centre attention to personal appearance and hygiene
VERB + APPEARANCE
- have
- Inside, the house had the appearance of a temple
- take on
- Towns merged to take on the appearance of a city
- give
- The report gives an appearance of scientific credibility
- alter, change
- Shaving off his beard changed his appearance dramatically
- enhance, improve
- keep up
- When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances (= hide the true situation and pretend that everything was going well)
- judge (sb/sth) by
- To judge by appearances, Roger was rather embarrassed
PREP
- contrary to ~s, despite ~s
- The American president, despite appearances, has only limited power
- in ~
- rather bird-like in appearance
ADJ
- dramatic, sudden, surprise, unexpected
- brief
VERB + APPEARANCE
- make, put in
- She made a sudden appearance just as we were about to leave. I feel I must put in at least a brief appearance at the party
ADJ
- first, second, etc.
- her first appearance on the stage
- final, last
- frequent, occasional, rare, regular
- live, personal
- public
- cameo, guest
- court, radio, stage, television/TV
- one of the actor's rare television appearances
VERB + APPEARANCE
- make
- She made a cameo appearance in the film