Meanings
- Superficially, without a full inspection.
It looks like a normal car at first sight. But when we open the hood, we discover something quite new.
Synonyms: at first bluff, at first glance, on the face of it
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSuperficially, without a full inspection.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbon first seeing (someone or something); immediately
adverbafter an initial impression, which later proves incorrect
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
at first sight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20first%20sight
“at first sight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20first%20sight. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at first sight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20first%20sight.
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