Definitions

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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But on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, it felt somewhat like the ending of an era.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Fleming, meanwhile, hasn’t had much to spend, and has always been somewhat of a gadfly going back to his years in the House of Representatives.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Yue Su from The Economist Intelligence Unit said it was a positive sign that ties have improved "somewhat, and tail risks have been mildly reduced".

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Theisen sees the issue somewhat differently in her work with palliative care patients facing life-limiting illnesses.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Some are somewhat interchangeable, and some may have slightly different meanings for different musicians, so no attempt will be made to provide definitions.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Vocabulary lists containing somewhat

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