In name only
In name only adverb - By title or repute though not in fact.
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Named and in name only are semantically related. in supposed topic. In some cases you can use "Named" instead an adjective phrase "In name only".
Named
In name only and named are semantically related. You can use "In name only" instead an adjective "Named".
Both terms in one sentence
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The reason he named Mariko his successor instead of Shingen was because Shingen would never be content to be a puppet with authority in name only.
Source: Film / The Wolverine -
Fans have labeled this creature as GINO ("Godzilla In Name Only") while Toho has named it Zilla, as it does not deserve to be called a god.
Source: Oddball in the Series - Named after a critique of the Fox News Channel, a right-wing news organization of the USA, it has an opposite counterpart in the 'MSNBC Conservative' - a competing left-wing US news organization - or RINO (Republican In Name Only).
Source: Fox News Liberal
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Named and In name only. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_name_only/named
In name only & Named. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_name_only/named>.
Named or In name only. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_name_only/named.
