despite appearances

phrase

: even though (something) does not appear to be so

Despite appearances, her company is very successful.

Examples of despite appearances in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Large language model AIs like the one under the hood of ChatGPT don’t have actual personalities, despite appearances. — Jeffrey Young, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Assaf maintains that the company has happily steered clear of the big-money sports and, despite appearances, has no interest in NIL Club being used as a workaround for revenue-sharing caps established under the House settlement. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Abigail Marsh, a psychology and neuroscience professor at Georgetown University, says that despite appearances, people are becoming more compassionate. — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

This reassured me that, despite appearances, God was in charge of the situation and was being reflected by everyone involved. — Nancy Mullen, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for despite appearances

• clearances
• disappearances
• interferences