as though

conjunction

: as if

Synonyms of as though

• like

Examples of as though in a Sentence

the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet

Recent Examples on the Web

All of these elements are made to look ripped and weathered, as though they were plastered to the wall of a building on a city street. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026

Almost as though the writer’s room gave up on creating something new and innovative, and simply remixed what worked the last time. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 July 2026

This can, in turn, leave Cancer feeling as though Libra is smoothing over problems rather than truly engaging with them. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

That’s changed the way Maddin’s early movies, made to look as though they were being screened from prints that had spent decades traveling from revival house to revival house, were perceived by viewers. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for as though

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

as though

conjunction

: as if