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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“Everyone is trying their best to mitigate the impact domestically and hoping that resolution can come soon — somehow, someway,” said Goh.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Is it possible that what looks very suspicious to you and me is sloppiness somehow?

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Don’t skip the Texas toast, which somehow ties it all together.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The gap between what people earn and what life costs has to be filled somehow.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

I ask, so deep in my work that for a moment I wonder whether Grover Cleveland is a name of one of the boys that I’d somehow forgotten.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse