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Definitions

as if

ADVERB
seemingly
Synonyms
WEAK
apparently presumably supposedly
CONJUNCTION
as though
Synonyms
WEAK
as it were as it would be as might be in such a way that just as just as if just as though so to speak

Example Sentences

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And, as if embarrassed by the whole business, the show will do something crazy to blast the tear from your eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But a backer of the bill, Congresswoman Nancy Picón Martínez, said that the mining industry was being portrayed "as if it were a monster".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But it’s not as if other conferences have not tried to get bigger TV deals to compete.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Berry felt as if she were in a fog.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Above him, the lamps swung in all directions, as if each was blown by a different wind.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman