as if

Meaning

Conj

1. As though; in a manner suggesting.
2. In mimicry of.
3. Indicating something that the speaker deems very unlikely, or is adamant that he or she would not do (see also interjection sense below).

Intj

Indicates that the speaker deems something highly unlikely.

Synonyms

as though

like

as

such as

just like

in a way

same as

as it were

seem

I thought

supposing that

if

oh

similar

since

so to speak

such

truly

just as if

like that

similar to

very thing itself

according to

as when

at all

completely

directly

entirely

evidently

in case

just as

kind of

quasi

quite

resembling

seemingly

Translations

als ob

comme si

como si

come se

alsof

quasi

como se

sanki

als

comme

como para

وَكَأن

güya

com si

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæz‿ˈɪf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: as ȝif

Inherited from Old English: *ealswā ġif

Cognate with Dutch: alsof

Cognate with Low German: as of

Cognate with German: als ob

In summary

From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”).

Sentences

His heart squeezed , as if his chest had suddenly compressed it .

The turf and gravel around it seemed charred as if by a sudden explosion .