What is another word for in name only?
Pronunciation:
[ ɪn nˈe͡ɪm ˈə͡ʊnli], [ ɪn nˈeɪm ˈəʊnli], [ ɪ_n n_ˈeɪ_m ˈəʊ_n_l_i]
Synonyms for In name only:
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adj.
• nominal -
n.
• in name Other relevant words:
- Byname ,
- Claimed ,
- Cognominal ,
- Epithetic ,
- Hypocoristic ,
- Propositional ,
- alleged ,
- apparently ,
- artificially ,
- assumed ,
- avowed ,
- diminutive ,
- erroneously ,
- ex officio ,
- factitiously ,
- falsely ,
- formal ,
- honorary ,
- honorific ,
- hypocritical ,
- in seeming ,
- nominal ,
- nominally ,
- nominative ,
- ostensible ,
- ostensibly ,
- plausibly ,
- pretended ,
- pretexted ,
- professed ,
- proposed ,
- puppet ,
- purported ,
- quasi ,
- representational ,
- represented ,
- seemingly ,
- self-styled ,
- so-called ,
- soi-disant ,
- specious ,
- spuriously ,
- supposed ,
- supposititious ,
- synthetically ,
- unnaturally ,
- untruly ,
- would-be .
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.
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