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First Known Use of somewhat
13th century
Definition of somewhat
: in some degree or measure : slightly
Examples of somewhat in a Sentence
He felt somewhat awkward in his suit.
Our work has progressed somewhat.
The course is somewhat more difficult than I was told it would be.
Recent Examples of somewhat from the Web
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The 13-episode first season represents somewhat of a new chapter for Hulu’s comedy brand after the streamer closed the books on half-hours like The Mindy Project and Casual.
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Attracting millennials, or pushing somewhat vague concepts such as fostering innovation and encouraging innovation, have become buzzwords.
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As many Sixers fans have latched on to former General Manager Sam Hinkie as somewhat of a martyr figure, there were a number of tweets saying that Hinkie died for The Process.
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Her efforts to style her hair were hampered by her somewhat limited mobility.
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May’s options for direct action are also somewhat limited.
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But the agenda, by design, was broad and somewhat vague, so that individual candidates could tailor the principles to their districts.
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The last several California lawmakers who tried for the presidency and failed — Alan Cranston, Jerry Brown and Pete Wilson — were all left somewhat diminished by the effort.
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Calhoun County in far southern Illinois is sparsely populated, somewhat of a peninsula between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers.
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First Known Use of somewhat
13th century
somewhat Synonyms
Synonyms
enough, fairly, kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, something, sort of;
Near Antonyms
awfully, beastly, deadly, especially, exceedingly (also exceeding), exceptionally, extremely, frightfully, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, mightily, mortally, particularly, surpassingly, terribly, very;
Related Words
acceptably, decently, passably, tolerably;
little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, vaguely;
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly, partway;
Phrases
a bit, after a sort, a little, a mite, a tad, a touch, of sorts (or of a sort), to a degree;
SOMEWHAT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of somewhat for English Language Learners
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—used to make a statement or description less forceful or definite
somewhat
Definition of somewhat for English Language Learners
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: in a small amount or degree : to some degree
SOMEWHAT Defined for Kids
Definition of somewhat for Students
: some amount or extent
- It came as somewhat of a surprise.
Definition of somewhat for Students
: to some extent
- The instructions were somewhat confusing.
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