as if

(Roget's IV) conj. & modif.

1. [As though]

Syn. just as, just as if, as though, just as though, as it were, in such a way that, as if it were, supposing, quasi, so to speak, as it would be if, as might be, like*, just like*.

2. [Seemingly]

Syn. manifestly, supposedly, presumably; see apparently .