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  • as inpractically
  • as inostensibly
  • as inoutwardly
  • as invirtually

synonyms for for all intents and purposes

  • approximately
  • basically
  • essentially
  • morally
  • nearly
  • virtually
  • much
  • about
  • all but
  • as good as
  • as much as
  • close to
  • fundamentally
  • in effect
  • in essence
  • most
  • nigh
  • well-nigh

antonyms for for all intents and purposes

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    How to use for all intents and purposes in a sentence

    She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
    WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS, FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A.D.CLARA ERSKINE CLEMENT
    He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
    THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
    Results are easily and quickly obtained, and are probably accurate enough for all clinical purposes.
    A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODD
    Naturally the conversation fell on the all-absorbing topic of the day and the object of his mission.
    THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
    The alternate hexameter and pentameter are, for most purposes, a more agreeable measure than the hexameter by itself.
    BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS
    No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.
    GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
    Altogether, it seems that not more than one-third of our fast diminishing total are available for actual fighting purposes.
    GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
    Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.
    PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 107, NOVEMBER 3, 1894VARIOUS
    But all these fiscal operations should be, for our present purposes, separated from monetary operations.
    READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPS
    As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.
    READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPS
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    WORDS RELATED TO FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES

    • at first blush
    • evidently
    • externally
    • for all intents and purposes
    • for show
    • officially
    • on the face
    • on the surface
    • outwardly
    • professedly
    • seemingly
    • sensibly
    • superficially
    • supposedly
    • to the eye
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