Definitions

somehow

[suhm-hou] / ˈsʌmˌhaʊ /

ADVERB

by some means

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anyway

WEAK

after a fashion 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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But heading into Germany’s Round of 32 clash against Paraguay on Monday, he is somehow his country’s top scorer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

She expressly rejects the notion of Fourth Amendment protections somehow “kicking in” only after surveillance becomes sufficiently extensive or “goes too far.”

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The ending is slapdash and rushed, somehow missing an emotional target sitting motionless one foot away.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

Another example involves a system of faults all primed to rupture, but there’s somehow a delay in a second part of the fault rupturing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

And now she was back to fretting about my running around with boys, worrying that Ba would somehow find out and disapprove, doubting that I could snag a boy like James.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu