might/may as well

idiom

1

—used to say that something should be done or accepted because it cannot be avoided or because there is no good reason not to do it

You might as well tell them the truth.

We may as well begin now.

(informal) "Should we start now?" "Might as well."

2

—used to say that something else could have been done with the same result

The party was so dull that I might (just) as well have stayed home.

Examples of might/may as well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At this rate, next season’s cast might as well feature someone in Los Angeles who just FaceTimes in. —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 June 2025

The facial expressions of the children might as well belong to different centuries. —Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025

There’s no greater clutch player in the history of the sport and the sensational finish that gave Miami a 2-1 victory against Porto proved once more that a free kick in the hands of Argentina’s finest might as well be a penalty. —Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 June 2025

Jens Otto Krag, the foreign minister and later prime minister, reasoned that Denmark, being powerless to do anything about the American presence, might as well try to get something out of the relationship. —Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025