somewhat
[adverb]
Synonyms: well, considerably, far, quite, rather, significantly, fairly, kind of, moderately, more or less, pretty, ratherish, some, something, sort of

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Related Idioms: rather more than less
Related Words: adequately, bearably, tolerably, insignificantly, slightly

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English Thesaurus: rather/quite, fairly, pretty, reasonably, moderately, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

some‧what S3 W2 AC /ˈsʌmwɒt $ -wɑːt/ adverb
more than a little but not very
somewhat larger/higher/newer etc
The price is somewhat higher than I expected.
Things have changed somewhat since then.
somewhat of
To say that I was surprised is somewhat of an understatement.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rather/quite especially British English more than a little, but less than very. British people often use these words before adjectives in conversation. In many cases they do not intend to change the meaning – it is just something that people say:
She seemed rather unhappy.
It's rather a difficult question.
It’s getting quite late.
Malaria is rather common in this area.
fairly rather. Fairly is used in both British and American English:
The test was fairly easy.
It’s a fairly long way to the next town.
pretty spoken rather. Pretty is more informal than the other words and is used in spoken English:
Her French is pretty good.
We’re in a pretty strong position.
reasonably to a satisfactory level or degree:
He plays reasonably well.
Let's just say that I am reasonably confident we'll win.
moderately formal more than a little, but not very:
Her family was moderately wealthy.
The food was moderately good, but not as good as the food in the other restaurants.
Use a moderately high heat.
a moderately difficult climb
somewhat formal fairly or to a small degree. Somewhat is used especially when talking about the size or degree of something. It is often used in comparatives:
The celebrations were somewhat larger than last year’s.
He looked somewhat irritated.
a somewhat surprising decision

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