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The meaning of IN NAME ONLY is —used to describe a person, thing, or action that does not have the qualities that its name suggests. How to use in name only in a sentence.
having a particular title or name without the characteristics or duties that usually come with that title: It’s an island in name only, since it’s been joined to the mainland now by landfill. (Definition of in name only from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of in name only.
nominally; not actual, only by terminology. The president is head of the country in name only. Congress makes the laws. Mr. Smith is the boss of the Smith Company in name only. Mrs. Smith handles all the business affairs.
in name only. phrase. If you say that a situation exists in name only, you mean that it does not have the status or position that it claims to have. Many of the groups exist in name only. He is commander-in-chief in name only. See full dictionary entry for name.
Also, only in name . Nominally, not actually. For example, He's the chief executive in name only; his vice-president makes all the decisions , or Theirs was a marriage only in name; they lived on different continents . [Late 1300s]
in name only - by title or repute though not in fact; "he's a doctor in name only"
Definitions of in name only. adverb. by title or repute though not in fact. synonyms: in name. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "In name only." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/in name only. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.
