as if vs reputably

as if

intj

  • Refers to something that the speaker deems highly unlikely. 

conj

  • As though; in a manner suggesting. 

  • In mimicry of. 

reputably

adv

  • In a reputable manner. 

How often have the words as if and reputably occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )