somewhat

[suhm-hwuht, -hwot, -hwuht, -wuht, -wot, -wuht] / ˈsʌmˌʰwʌt, -ˌʰwɒt, -ʰwət, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɒt, -wət /

ADVERB

to some extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather significantly slightly

WEAK

adequately bearably in part incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

not at all

Example Sentences

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Her language was nasty, but her frustration was somewhat understandable.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Shotwell joined SpaceX in its infancy, at a time when the space industry as a whole was somewhat risky, and a startup even more so.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Some software and service companies will see their role become somewhat marginalized—and in some cases eliminated.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

That intensified somewhat when news broke that Clarke had penned a new four-year deal at the end of last month.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I had no idea why Fischer refused to defend his title,” Karpov later said, somewhat coldly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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