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sort of

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sort of

to some degree or extent

You've been acting sort of funny all week.

Synonyms of sort of

enough, fairly, kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, something, somewhat

Words Related to sort of

acceptably, decently, passably, tolerably

little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, vaguely

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly, partway

Phrases Synonymous with sort of

a bit, after a sort, a little, a mite, a tad, a touch, of sorts (or of a sort), to a degree

Near Antonyms of sort of

awfully, beastly, deadly, especially, exceedingly (also exceeding), exceptionally, extremely, frightfully, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, mightily, mortally, particularly, surpassingly, terribly, very

considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially

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