somewhat

Plural: somewhats

Adverb

• to a small degree or extent
  • "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"
• to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Adv

• To a limited extent or degree; not completely.
• Very.

Pron

• Something.

Noun

• An unspecified amount or part; something.
• More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
• A person or thing of importance; a somebody.

Examples

• He saved a somewhat of his high-value tiles for the end game.
• The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.
• The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one.
• The searing heat cooled somewhat as the sun set in the evening.

Synonyms

fairly, jolly, middling, moderately, more or less, passably, pretty, reasonably, slightly

Antonyms

immoderately, unreasonably

Related Words

slightly

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