Synonyms for in principle
in prin·ci·ple

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1. in principle, in theory, in essenceadverb

   with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details

   "in principle, we agree"

   Synonyms:
   in essence, in theory

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1. Lysander Spooner:

   If our fathers, in 1776, had acknowledged the principle that a majority had the right to rule the minority, we should never have become a nation; for they were in a small minority, as compared with those who claimed the right to rule over them.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   In matters of style, swim with the current: in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

3. Stefan Ries:

   In principle this is a continuation of the (company's response to) changes in market circumstances.

4. Richard Neal:

   The principle here is not to create a permanent aristocracy.

5. George Eliot:

   The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.