- (not used with a negative) rather; a bit: she found it somewhat less easy than he
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some•what /ˈsʌmˌhwʌt, -ˌhwɑt, -ˌwʌt, -ˌwɑt/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in some measure or degree;
to some extent:That defeat was somewhat surprising.
some•what
(sum′hwut′, -hwot′, -hwət, -wut′, -wot′, -wət),USA pronunciation adv.
n.
- in some measure or degree;
to some extent:not angry, just somewhat disturbed.
n.
- some part, portion, amount, etc.
- 1150–1200; Middle English; see some, what
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somewhat /ˈsʌmˌwɒt/ adv
'somewhat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aliquant
- amber
- azure
- balding
- bit
- bluish
- celadon
- chewy
- cicero
- degree
- disabled
- envy
- film noir
- grizzly
- -ish
- mite
- needle
- pachisi
- pit bull terrier
- plummy
- pretty
- quite
- raggedy
- rather
- reddish
- repercussion
- roughish
- roundish
- rubella
- rudish
- something
- acceleration of gravity
- acidulate
- acknowledge
- adventure playground
- aggravate
- alone
- ampulla
- anchovy pear
- anyone
- apprehension
- apricot
- arriccio
- Astarte
- austere
- awkward
- balmacaan
- base
- basset
- basset horn