All as if synonyms
as if
A a conj as if
- as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
- just as — at the moment when
- so to speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
adv as if
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- supposedly — assumed as true, regardless of fact; hypothetical: a supposed case.