something like

ADVERB

virtually

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basically essentially nearly practically

WEAK

around as good as effectually for all intents and purposes fundamentally give or take a little guesstimate implicitly in all but name in effect in essence in substance in the ballpark in the neighborhood morally not absolutely not actually upwards of

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"It feels overwhelming and incredibly exciting - I feel as though I have waited all my life for something like this to happen to me," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

This is like 10 years ago, something like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Say something like, ‘I’m super excited we are all going to be together and have some fun.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

When an only child reads something like that, she can’t help but think: Gosh, how enviable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Because Frederick and Bruno were soldiers and something like nobility, they were able to get a carriage with horses from the stables.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

something like

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