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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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Following this somewhat unexpected foray into fashion, she’s now released an EP, Glitter, which encapsulates a period of healing for the artist.
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The clear leader in Portland for years, Lillard compensated for a somewhat slow start with a strong second half, helping position the Blazers for home-court in the first round.
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Beach Ball Mania Last year in Orlando, the night after WrestleMania was somewhat hijacked by fans hitting beach balls in the crowd.
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But Mattingly also told reporters before Wednesday's game that Garcia was under no pitch-count restrictions, which was why the pitcher's removal was somewhat perplexing.
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Scarbrough left early for the NFL while Damien Harris made the somewhat surprising decision to come back for his senior season.
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The Comedy Store will continue on without Shore, though the exact details of who will control the legendary property remain somewhat unclear.
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With closer Corey Knebel injured and the bullpen needing to cover too many innings, the relief corps already is weary after just 12 games, a somewhat remarkable situation.
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The Coast Guard was the one federal agency – all of them drastically underfunded – that was somewhat successful in enforcing the law, and Connecticut was one of only two states (the other being Rhode Island) to reject the 18th amendment.
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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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