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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Whether this is intentional behavior born of the arrogance of power or a symptom of a deteriorating mental state is somewhat beside the point.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Jorma Kaukonen, guitarist: I had always thought of jazz as somewhat of a haughty art form.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

But several analysts told the BBC that the motivations this time are somewhat different.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Historically, a few large losses do skew the data set somewhat.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“A moment ago you were afraid it would be ruined. Now you say it is worthless. I find your arguments somewhat contradictory.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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