Synonyms of as if

as if

conjunction

as in like

the way it would be or one would do if

she looked as if she wanted to ask one more question before we left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• like
• as though
• as

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of as if

Sure enough, the wide-out bounced right up, but the safety — Ben Abercrombie — fell back as if frozen, and then stopped moving altogether. —Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025

With the computer system down, an ominous countdown clock up, and chaos reigning at the Park in the middle of a terrorist crisis, Whelan is shown in the opening scene of the first-rate Slow Horses finale holding court from a couch, as if in his therapist’s office. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

The spruces huddled defensively, as if expecting hard times, and the birch and aspen waved white, ineffectual arms at the snapping November wind. —Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025

For three long weeks that began to seem rude or impertinent, as if the Prize hadn’t been announced, as if a king and queen weren’t waiting for his answer, Dylan said nothing about the award. —Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025