in name

phrase

—used with a following statement to say that something is so by name or title but that is not the way things really are

The Emperor rules in name but not in fact.

She's my boss in name, but we're really more like partners.

Examples of in name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wisconsin lagged behind its peers in name, image and likeness dollars and wrongfully believed the new revenue-sharing cap would level the financial playing field. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Portfolios that looked diversified by asset count turned out to be diversified in name only, because everything in them was correlated to the same macro story the moment the floor moved. — Andrew Sukhin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Senra’s show is still autotelic, just in practice and not in name. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2026

At the center of both state officials’ and industry leaders’ concerns is the hospital provider tax, which — despite the title — was supposed to be a tax in name only. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for in name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe