SORT OF Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

sort of

adverb

Definition of sort of

as in pretty

to some degree or extent you've been acting sort of funny all week

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My first experiments with my at-home cream top were pretty simple.

— Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Watching a sports car drive upside down and then launch itself into the air was pretty incredible.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of pretty

Adverb

But now, as everything online morphs into algorithmic social media, the case for concern has crystallized into something quite specific.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Few sports have embraced the pursuit of new audiences quite like F1, the motorsport league acquired by Liberty Media nearly a decade ago.

— Sam Jacobs, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of quite

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Airscope overcomes this limitation by delivering a large field of view in a design light enough for animals to wear freely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Advertisement The question now is whether commercial demand for invasive Asian carp can grow large enough to meaningfully reduce their populations.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of enough

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Some groups have also emphasized that public health officials should lead not with conversations about an individual child’s risk or potential benefit from vaccines, but rather the vaccines’ impact on society overall.

— Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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