What is another word for just as if?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈʌst az ɪf] (IPA)

The phrase "just as if" is commonly used to describe a circumstance in which something is done with an identical level of intensity or similarity. There are many synonyms for "just as if," including "as if," "like," "as though," "as much as," and "comparable to." These phrases all imply that something is done with the same degree of accuracy or similarity to the original, but they each have their own unique connotations. "As if," for example, can suggest a level of fictional or imaginary quality, while "like" is typically used to describe a close approximation. Overall, however, each of these phrases can be used in place of "just as if" to convey the same idea.

What are the hypernyms for Just as if?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Just as if

  • The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who investigate heresies must be heretics; just as if a doctor who studies leprosy must be a leper. Indeed, it is only recently that science has been allowed to study anything without reproach.
    Aleister Crowley
  • The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.
    George Gissing
  • I am still simple, just as if I were beginning.
    Compay Segundo
  • Whoso associates with the wicked will be accused of following their ways, though their principles may have made no impression upon him; just as if a person were in the habit of frequenting a tavern, he would not be supposed to go there for prayer, but to drink intoxicating liquor.
    Saadi Shirazi
  • I dare say you marvel sometimes at my independent way of walking through the world just as if nature had made me of your sex instead of poor Eve's.
    Frances Wright

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