for all practical purposes

prepositional phrase

effectively, virtually; practically

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FAPPfor all intents and purposesin practiceto all intents and purposes
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. effectively, virtually; practically

    Synonyms: FAPP, for all intents and purposes, in practice

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseeffectively, virtually; practically

Similar
FAPPfor all intents and purposesin practice

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin every practical sense

Similar
to all intents and purposesfor all intents and purposes
Also see
approximatelyclose tofor all intents and purposesgive or takein all but namejust aboutlooselymore or lessplus or minusroughlysometo all intents and purposes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Latin effectū
  • effectūeffectively, virtually
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APA

for all practical purposes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20all%20practical%20purposes

MLA

“for all practical purposes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20all%20practical%20purposes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for all practical purposes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20all%20practical%20purposes.

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