after a fashion

ADVERB

somehow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway

WEAK

anyhow anywise by hook or crook come what may in one way or another in some such way in some way one way or another somehow or another somehow or other

Antonyms

WEAK

no way

Example Sentences

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Alice gives him a lift to camp; they banter and flirt after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

So do we, the Poors, after a fashion.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

McLaren boss Ron Dennis sympathised, after a fashion, with Jordan, saying to him: "Welcome to the Piranha Club."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

It also replicates, after a fashion, some of the crediting issues many TikTok creators have protested.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

In the street it was usually possible to talk, after a fashion.

From "1984" by George Orwell