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

The characters are constructed so literally, with traits that either directly motivate the action or else are merely ornamental, that the actors may as well be wearing Post-its. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025

Conte’s team talk may as well have been the notifications popping up on their phones and the news coming through on fans’ pocket radios. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 May 2025

The Massachusetts Legislature might as well be the wild, wild west right now. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025

When the good news came, there were about 15 hours until his tee time — which for an alternate might as well be a month. —Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025