insomuch that

conjunction

Definition of insomuch thatnext
as in insofar as
to the degree that insomuch that it is humanely possible, I try not to lie about anything

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insomuch that
  1. insofar as
  2. so far as
  3. insomuch as
  4. inasmuch as
Conjunction
  • This is the story of a budding cinephile who stumbled upon an unusual film and resolved, insofar as any 13-year-old can set firm intentions, to spend the rest of his life watching, and writing about, movies.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This behavior is harmless, except insofar as laws and social conventions go.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of insofar as
Conjunction
  • While the demand for ever bigger TVs is mostly a very good thing so far as I’m concerned, the one downside is the way those cinematic screens turn into massive black holes in your room decor when they’re turned off.
    John Archer, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Not too close to Midtown, but not so far as to make for a burdensome commute to the stage door.
    Joanne Kaufman, New York Times, 31 July 2024
Definition of so far as
Conjunction
  • Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two? Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
  • But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
Definition of insomuch as
Conjunction
  • Jeb Bush being Hispanic Nine years ago, the American political landscape was very different, inasmuch as there were Republican presidential candidates who were normal and boring in the way that an exhausted, uptight high school principal who hates dancing might be.
    JP Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The series, which is horror only inasmuch as international politics are a horror show, fittingly premieres on Netflix on Halloween.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of inasmuch as
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