Antonyms for to all intents and purposesto all in·tents and pur·pos·es

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1. to all intents and purposesadverb

   Synonyms:
   effectively, practically, in essence, essentially, virtually, in effect

2. to all intents and purposesadverb

   For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.

   Synonyms:
   practically, essentially, in essence, virtually, in effect, effectively

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1. for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposesadverb

   in every practical sense

   "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"

   Synonyms:
   for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes

How to use to all intents and purposes in a sentence?

1. Bruce Jenner:

   For all intents and purposes, I am a woman.

2. Donald Trump:

   It's a disgrace when every case gets filed in the 9th Circuit, that's not law. Every case in the 9th Circuit we get beaten and then we end up having to go to Supreme Court like the travel ban and we won. Every case, no matter where it is, they file is practically, for all intents and purposes, they file it in what's called the 9th Circuit. This was an Obama judge. I'll tell you what, it's not going to happen like this anymore.

3. Robyn Barnard:

   A gilded cage is still a cage, there are locks on the doors, there is no freedom of movement. It is for all intents and purposes a prison.

4. Charles Lamb:

   The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

5. Caroline Johnson:

   We knew it was going to be a very difficult battle, his doctor called it for all intents and purposes, ‘an angry mass’ — she knew it was a bad tumor after the colonoscopy; she thinks it was a polyp that went bad fast.

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