Synonyms for kinda
kin·da

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. rather, kind of, kinda, sort ofadverb

   to some (great or small) extent

   "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"

   Synonyms:
   sooner, instead, quite, sort of, preferably, kind of, rather

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1. sort of

   kind of; yes, but not really

   “i kinda knew what he was saying, but not really.”

   Submitted by ellamassingham on January 30, 2023  

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1. List of paraphrases for "kinda":

   rather

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How to use kinda in a sentence?

1. Dolly Parton:

   I kinda believe Popeye was a spiritual messenger from God.

2. A nobody:

   Keep things to yourself, don't share it. Life is kinda like a secret, don't share your secrets because we all know, we're just going to make things up about it.- A nobody

3. Kris Jenner:

   I know that. Kris Jenner’s also very Christian. Kris Jenner’s kinda like, from our standpoint, the real enemy. But that’s OK, I can handle that.

4. Seymour Diamond:

   I think that's really helpful and it doesn't take a lot of time. You can do it in five to 10 minutes and it just kinda resets, which is what we want to do, then making sure you're not skipping meals, and that you're not overworking. You have to have an off to your day if you can.

5. Jimmy Wopo:

   The first time I got shot I was more angry to get back at what happened to me, the second time I had much more s — on the line. I had a daughter, I had the song' Walking Bomb.' That s — was kind of popping -- it was my first joint that really kinda started blowing out the water.