Definitions

as though

ADVERB

seemingly

Synonyms

WEAK

apparently evidently presumably probably supposedly

CONJUNCTION

as if

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

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Tipp said it now looks as though the economy could have supported a higher fed-funds rate some time ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And at times, it felt as though this one might get away from him too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

For so long, it looked as though Robinson would never play for England again, certainly under this regime.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

A spoonful whisked into a skirt steak stew can make it taste as though it simmered well past dinnertime.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Reality fell heavily on my shoulders, and the warm safety of the chair and the blanket and the fire vanished as though someone had thrown me back in that icy shower.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

as though

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