As if it were really so
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. so-to-speak
  2. assumedly
  3. assumptively
  4. figuratively
  5. metaphorically
  6. presumedly
  7. presumptively
  8. suppositionally
  9. supposititiously
  10. symbolically
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. figuratively speaking
  2. in-a-way
  3. as it seems
  4. as it would seem
  5. in some sort
  6. in a manner
  7. so-to-say
  8. in-a-manner-of-speaking
  9. kind-of
  10. sort-of

Words near As-it-were in the Thesaurus