somewhat
adverb /ˈsʌmwɒt/
/ˈsʌmwʌt/
(rather formal)- to some degree synonym rather
- somewhat different/similar
- I was somewhat surprised to see him.
- The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
- What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.
- My options are somewhat limited.
Extra Examples- Her version of what happened was somewhat different.
- The minister was looking somewhat bemused.
- The singer, somewhat surprisingly, refused to accept this.
- The system had already been used, albeit somewhat differently, by Marx.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySomewhat is used with these adjectives:- absurd
- academic
- akin
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