As if
As if conjunction - The way it would be or one would do if.
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Conspicuously and as if are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conspicuously" instead an adverb phrase "As if".
Conspicuously
Conspicuously adverb - In a manner tending to attract attention.
As if and conspicuously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "As if" instead an adverb "Conspicuously".
Nearby Word: conspicuous
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Related pairs
- officially and as if
- officially and conspicuously
- apparently and as if
- apparently and conspicuously
- plainly and as if
- plainly and conspicuously
- perceptibly and as if
- perceptibly and conspicuously
- clearly and as if
- clearly and conspicuously
- expressly and as if
- expressly and conspicuously
- evidently and as if
- evidently and conspicuously
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Conspicuously Public Assassination: Edea's killing of Vinzer Deling in front of a huge crowd, who continues to cheer as if nothing odd is going on.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VIII -
Contrast this with Intelligence and its throwaway reference to the CIA killing half a dozen conspicuously dark "Basque terrorists" who have done "attacks on Spain and the United States", as if that happened every tuesday.
Source: Series / Covert Affairs -
Yami Yugi, with his slender figure, sharp, fine features, large purple Tsurime eyes, thick curling eyelashes, and muscular arms that are often conspicuously left bare due to his tendency to wear his coat as if it were a cape.
Source: Mr Fanservice / Anime and Manga
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