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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While studying the familiar dark plains and bright highlands, I somehow overlooked a pattern people have recognized for thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

In the end, it didn’t matter that most of Michigan’s roster had spent only seven months in a Wolverines uniform—or that the Big Ten somehow hadn’t won a national title in men’s basketball since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The Briton looked close to being stopped several times as Wilder pushed for the finish, but the veteran somehow fought his way back.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Then my mom started asking questions and I gave her some answers until somehow we were into what Jessica Feeney was like and I used the word melted.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott