Given
Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.
In name only and given are semantically related In some cases you can use "In name only" instead an adjective "Given".
Nearby Word: give
In name only
In name only adverb - By title or repute though not in fact.
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Synonyms for In name only
Given and in name only are semantically related in supposed topic. Sometimes you can use "Given" instead an adjective phrase "In name only".
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- Given how unique the original version was, making an In Name Only version with some of the same inspirations and preoccupations was truer to the original spirit than a slavish remake would have been.
Source: In Name Only / Live-Action TV -
Given this throwback to feudalism, and with Monroe leading what appears to be nothing more than a military dictatorship, it's a republic in name only.
Source: People's Republic of Tyranny -
Which leads to ... Color-Coded Characters: Done with a twist, given that the illustrations are all black and white; the colored Links are identified by their color in name only and address each other as Green, Red, Blue, and Vio (short for Violet — the purple one).
Source: Manga / The Legend of Zelda
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In name only and Given. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/in_name_only
Given & In name only. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/in_name_only>.
In name only or Given. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/in_name_only.
