SOMEWHAT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

somewhat

adverb

Definition of somewhat

as in pretty

to some degree or extent wear a jacket as it's somewhat chilly today

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Recent Examples of somewhat Premium devices, such as Samsung's foldables, may be somewhat insulated, but even Apple is projected to raise iPhone 18 Pro prices. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Ellroy’s breakthrough novel, The Black Dahlia, published in 1987, brought new life to a somewhat-tired literary form—or one that had been surpassed by a noir resurgence in film. — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 But despite these megamillion-dollar sales in Bay Point, the neighborhood has remained somewhat under-the-radar for luxury buyers. — Catherine Odom july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Smith had a somewhat confrontational exchange with the two women in the back of his police cruiser that day. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for somewhat

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But this one is in a pretty brutal industrial town, very no-nonsense.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The letters of their instructions read the same way each time, so they can be tracked pretty easily.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of pretty

Adverb

Mac still hasn’t quite put everything back together again, even after a rookie season that was eerily close to Nix’s numbers in 2024.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
Sure, nothing on the road turns heads quite like a hot rod or vintage vehicle in pristine condition.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

Plenty of professions skew one way or another, but those patterns aren’t driven by biology but rather our cultural stereotypes about who is good at what kind of work.

— Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026
Their continued presence in the category, at this point, doesn’t register as reflective of their quality but rather voting inertia and a nomination body liable to box-check rather than seriously consider all the candidates.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of rather

Adverb

Levine notes that the antivenoms are fairly similar, but there are some differences on a molecular level between the two and in their longer-term effects.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Quite macro Part of the fixation on non-fundamental flow and structural drivers reflects a fairly quiet macro backdrop, with near-term economic trends not acting as the prime driver of investor attitudes or even corporate profits.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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