in all but name

ADJECTIVE

virtual

Synonyms

WEAK

basic constructive essential fundamental implicit implied in conduct in effect in practice indirect potential practical pragmatic tacit unacknowledged

Antonyms

WEAK

actual authentic real

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually something like upwards of

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Meanwhile it appears Streeting, who delivered a wide-ranging speech at the think tank event, has kicked off a leadership campaign in all but name.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Prediction markets are sportsbooks in all but name.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Like other universities, Yale has adopted a policy of “institutional neutrality” in all but name.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

She held the balance of power on the court for almost two decades, making her one of the most powerful women in the country, notorious in all but name.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

For many people this would have been their first experience of a live orchestra playing what was, in all but name, classical music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

in all but name

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