might/may as well

phrase

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

Their destination was Shaanxi province, which might as well have been on another planet. — Michael Sheridan, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026

Sunday was my window to sign in for the privilege of seeing what wasn’t available, or what was so far out of my price range it might as well have been cordoned off behind a gold rope and glass. — Lorraine Ali news, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

The Night 1 at SoFi concert might as well have been a run-through for his April 3rd production, which happens to fall on Good Friday. — Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Trump’s Cabinet meetings might as well be filmed in North Korea what with the obsequious pandering before one of them dares speak. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026