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Being, or existing as, something in name only
Dishonestly claiming to be something that one isn’t
Adjective
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Being, or existing as, something in name only
nominal
titular
ostensible
purported
supposed
symbolic
apparent
ceremonial
emblematic
formal
named
official
paper
token
given
honorary
pretended
professed
theoretical
alleged
mentioned
puppet
seeming
simple
stated
suggested
in title only
so-called
would-be
self-styled
putative
unofficial
celebratory
honorific
congratulatory
counterfeit
artificial
in name
synthetic
honoris causa
ex officio
feigned
presumed
reputed
allegedly
itular
soi-disant
self-appointed
self-named
self-titled
inappropriately named
commonly named
wrongly named
assumed
claimed
avowed
ostensive
evident
declared
prima facie
specious
self-proclaimed
outward
surface
superficial
illusory
quasi-
semblant
hypothetical
likely
self-confessed
pseudo
quote unquote
rumouredUK
perceived
illusive
quasi
rumoredUS
conjectural
suppositious
asserted
supposititious
plausible
presupposed
sworn
confessed
ersatz
thought
held
believed
understood
probable
possible
exterior
said
accepted
exhibited
manifest
colorable
notable
demonstrative
suppositional
suppositive
wannabe
suppository
reputative
as it were
near
sham
fake
pseudo-
mock
virtual
to all intents and purposes
semi-
reported
appearing
suspect
suspicious
suspected
designated
described
unproven
averred
affirmed
doubtful
questionable
dubious
unproved
to all appearances
Adjective
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Dishonestly claiming to be something that one isn’t
pretended
charlatan
alleged
fraudulent
impostrous
imposturous
dissimulated
ostensible
avowed
fictitious
quack
bluffing
falsified
imitation
supposed
cheating
lying
masked
shammed
make-believe
quasi-
so-called
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What is another word for in name only?
61 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪn nˈe͡ɪm ˈə͡ʊnli], [ ɪn nˈeɪm ˈəʊnli], [ ɪ_n n_ˈeɪ_m ˈəʊ_n_l_i]
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adj.
• nominal (adjective)
- puppet,
- seeming,
- Mentioned,
- given,
- purported,
- ostensible,
- simple,
- so-called,
- alleged,
- apparent,
- professed,
- honorary,
- stated,
- formal,
- named,
- pretended,
- suggested.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- in effect only,
- self-styled,
- as advertised,
- titular,
- nominal,
- perfunctory.
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n.
• in name (noun)
- in name.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- seemingly.
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Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):
- quasi,
- honorific,
- represented,
- assumed,
- pretexted,
- erroneously,
- synthetically,
- Epithetic,
- untruly,
- nominative,
- supposititious,
- ostensibly,
- plausibly,
- soi-disant,
- artificially,
- Cognominal,
- in seeming,
- falsely,
- diminutive,
- Hypocoristic,
- proposed,
- Claimed,
- representational,
- hypocritical,
- Propositional,
- unnaturally,
- supposed,
- ex officio,
- would-be,
- apparently,
- factitiously,
- Byname,
- specious,
- nominally,
- avowed,
- spuriously.
How to use «In name only» in context?
It’s widely known that relationships come with a set of expectations. For example, a person expects to be communicated with regularly, to feel as though their partner is invested in their well-being, and to share common interests. These are all things that many people would describe as «common ground.» However, sometimes these expectations are not met, and one person in a relationship may feel as though they are in name only.
It can be hard to maintain a relationship when one person feels like they are in name only. It can feel as though they are not taken seriously, as if their partner doesn’t really care about them.
in name only
Having the status of something only with label or terminology, but not in reality; nominally. He’s a member of the party in name only—his voting record shows that his values are very divergent.
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in name only
nominally; not actual, only by terminology. The president is head of the country in name only. Congress makes the laws. Mr. Smith is the boss of the Smith Company in name only. Mrs. Smith handles all the business affairs.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
in name only
Also, only in name. Nominally, not actually. For example, He’s the chief executive in name only; his vice-president makes all the decisions, or Theirs was a marriage only in name; they lived on different continents. [Late 1300s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
in name only
by description but not in reality.
1993 Harper’s Magazine In Western Europe the Communist parties shrank year after year…they had become small-bourgeois capitalist parties, Communist in name only.
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in ˌname ˈonly
officially recognized but not existing in reality: He’s party leader in name only.
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- only in name
- designate
- designate (someone or something) as (something)
- designate as
- define
- define (something) as (something)
- define as
- last port of call
- stigmatize
- stigmatize as
‘IN NAME ONLY’ is a 10 letter
Phrase
starting with I and ending with Y
All Solutions for IN NAME ONLY
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TITULAR
NOMINAL
nominally
Definition of in name only
- by title or repute though not in fact
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I’m looking for a word that has the opposite meaning of the word nominal in the sense of in name only.
Here’s an example (fill in the blank).
Brian was in charge of scheduling in his [ ] role as Project Manager.
He was often expected to carry out Project Management duties, even though his business card identified him as a programmer.
De facto sort of works, but I feel like the connotation of (in my example) having the role by tradition or default doesn’t fit what I am trying to say.
I am essentially looking for a term that means we don’t call it that, but in practice it really is.
apaderno
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I think «We don’t call it that, but in practice it really is» is a pretty good definition for de facto.
actual; especially: being such in effect though not formally recognized
answered Dec 3, 2010 at 23:34
MarthaªMarthaª
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Actual? Effective? In this case I’d simply put:
Brian was in charge of scheduling in
his role as project manager. He
was often expected to carry out
project management duties, even though
his business card identified him as a
programmer.
You can’t be a Project Manager if you’re not a Project Manager, but you can be a project manager if you just manage a project. In the former, you’re stating a wishy-washy claim to a title, but in the latter you’re simply relating a part of your job.
answered Dec 3, 2010 at 22:14
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I think a minor rephrasing makes de facto the best choice:
Brian was in charge of scheduling in his role as de facto Project Manager. He was often expected to carry out Project Management duties, even though his business card identified him as a programmer.
answered Dec 4, 2010 at 2:10
Jonathan LefflerJonathan Leffler
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It’s a long phrase but you can also use «in everything but name»
Brian was in charge of scheduling,
being the Project Manager in
everything but name. He was often
expected to carry out Project
Management duties, even though his
business card identified him as a
programmer.
answered Dec 4, 2010 at 14:53
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Merriam-Webster lists the following antonyms (and near antonyms) of nominal: material, actual, real, true.
answered Dec 3, 2010 at 23:25
Tacit. Oxford Living Dictionaries has this definition:
tacit ADJECTIVE Understood or implied without being stated.
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JessJess
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You might try «real-life» there. It would emphasize the shirt-sleeves, day-to-day aspect of genuine or actual.
answered Dec 3, 2010 at 23:32
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I would use something along the lines of «practical» or «practiced.» «Assumed» might work better in this case though.
answered Dec 3, 2010 at 23:45
kitukwfyerkitukwfyer
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Other possible alternatives are supposed, putative, notional, theoretical and ostensible.
answered Apr 15, 2014 at 2:01
Erik KowalErik Kowal
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The most fitting antonym to nominal (or any other word for that matter) usually emerges from contextual usage. From the information you have provided, de facto seems the most apt. If you are allergic to Latin, you may try ‘factual’ or ‘substantive.’ However, make sure your ultimate choice blends with your contetual usage.
answered Nov 16, 2014 at 16:41
It depends on what point you are trying to make. Is this a positive bragging point or indicating he was put upon to do this extra task?
If it’s for bragging rights, try:
Though Brian’s business card identified him as a programmer, his role was often expanded to include Project Manager duties, as one was being in charge of scheduling.
If it was a burden, try:
Brian’s business card identified him as a programmer, but he was often expected to carry out some project manager duties. He was put in charge of doing the scheduling.
For more bland, try:
Brian was often expected to carry out Project Management duties, like being in charge of scheduling, but his business card identified him as a programmer.
Also, as nominal means supposed, so-called, token, insignificant, assumed, considered, expected, try looking up opposites of these in a thesaurus. I just used the 1 in my word processer.
answered Nov 28, 2015 at 3:05
I would rather use the word maximal:
Brian was in charge of scheduling in his maximal role as Project Manager.
He was often expected to carry out Project Management duties, even though his business card identified him as a programmer.
As the word nominal means existing in name only. The word maximal being an exact antonym brings out the apt meaning into the sentence.
answered Feb 15, 2011 at 18:58
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Official, assigned, ex-officio, working, expert?
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Greetings
How do you say e.g. “to be a Christian in name only”?
I mean someone who may have been baptized and may even go to church occasionally, but who has no belief in his heart.
By the way, in English there is a word for being something (in particular a Christian) in name only: “nominalism”. I wonder it there is a Greek equivalent.
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
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I would probably use «κατ’ όνομα»: «Είμαι Χριστιανός μόνο κατ’ όνομα».
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Ah, many thanks — so perhaps ονοματισμός or even κατονοματισμός could do duty for ‘nominalism’?
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Νο, this is not possible.
—used to describe a person, thing, or action that does not have the qualities that its name suggests
She’s my boss in name only. We’re really more like partners.a friend in name onlyFor many years, the Emperor ruled in name only.
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Also, only in name. Nominally, not actually. For example, He’s the chief executive in name only; his vice-president makes all the decisions, or Theirs was a marriage only in name; they lived on different continents. [Late 1300s]
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Words nearby in name only
in-migrate, in mind, inmost, inn, innage, in name only, innards, innate, innately, innateness hypothesis, innate releasing mechanism
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Words related to in name only
ostensible, titular, nominal, formal, given, puppet, simple, alleged, apparent, honorary, mentioned, named, pretended, professed, purported, seeming, self-styled, so-called, stated, suggested
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in name, in name onlyadverb
by title or repute though not in fact
«he’s a doctor in name only»
Synonyms:
in name
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How to use in name only in a sentence?
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Paul Penzone:
To include me in a lawsuit for which I had no involvement in crafting, vetting or passing is an example of targeting a law enforcement leader for the sake of sensationalization, there are 15 Sheriff’s and 50-100 police chiefs in Republican Arizona. The ACLU listed my name only as a tactic to harass and target me.
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Ritchie Torres:
A missile defense system (i.e. Iron Dome) defends civilians from missiles. Hence the name. Only in a morally inverted universe would this be considered a ‘controversy,’.
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Steve Baker:
If I’m voting for this agreement it needs to be hand on heart this is Brexit, that I’m proud to vote for it. If it’s Brexit in name only, I will vote against it.
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Joseph Giacalone:
Eventually, it’s all going to backfire, it’s going to take its course, like everything else. The pendulum will swing back the other way, and they’ll stop electing people who are pretending to be a district attorney in name only.
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Steve Baker:
We would like to be able to vote for a deal and actually I’m highly confident if Boris brings back a deal it will be a deal which he expects we’ll want to support, if it’s Brexit in name only, I will vote against it.
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in name, in name onlyadverb
by title or repute though not in fact
«he’s a doctor in name only»
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In Name Only
In Name Only is a 1939 romantic film starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Kay Francis. It was based on the 1935 novel Memory of Love by Bessie Breuer.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in name only in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in name only in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of in name only in a Sentence
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Paul Penzone:
To include me in a lawsuit for which I had no involvement in crafting, vetting or passing is an example of targeting a law enforcement leader for the sake of sensationalization, there are 15 Sheriff’s and 50-100 police chiefs in Republican Arizona. The ACLU listed my name only as a tactic to harass and target me.
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Steve Baker:
We would like to be able to vote for a deal and actually I’m highly confident if Boris brings back a deal it will be a deal which he expects we’ll want to support, if I’m voting for this agreement it needs to be hand on heart this is Brexit, that I’m proud to vote for it. If it’s Brexit in name only, I will vote against it.
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Steve Baker:
If I’m voting for this agreement it needs to be hand on heart this is Brexit, that I’m proud to vote for it. If it’s Brexit in name only, I will vote against it.
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Joseph Giacalone:
Eventually, it’s all going to backfire, it’s going to take its course, like everything else. The pendulum will swing back the other way, and they’ll stop electing people who are pretending to be a district attorney in name only.
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Ritchie Torres:
A missile defense system (i.e. Iron Dome) defends civilians from missiles. Hence the name. Only in a morally inverted universe would this be considered a ‘controversy,’.
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