Synonyms for as it were
- adverb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. If you will — used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so
2. Figuratively — used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay
Definitions
- adv. 1
Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.
- adv. 2
Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.
She gave all of the women seated at the restaurant food for thought, as it were.
Related words
- Phrases
- as if
Example sentences
- figuratively This is literally and figuratively out of this world.
- metaphorically This word was used metaphorically.
By length
- 12 letters
- figuratively5
- 14 letters
- metaphorically5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (figuratively5 = 5 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pour ainsi dire
- Deutsch
- gewissermaßen