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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A source said that Healey still believed he could somehow balance the books, that big adjustments could be made - an assumption they described as "inept".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I truly believe now if I had somehow been able to stop, I possibly could have saved their lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mortgage rates last week stood around 6.5%, but “if somehow the mortgage rate can return back to near 6%, definitely home sales would be coming out of this three years of slump,” Yun said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In New York, they somehow make perfect sense.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

That was a long time ago, but somehow our not-friendship . . . stuck.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith