Synonyms for some
sʌm; unstressed səmsome

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1. somepronoun

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   no, many, much, none

2. somepronoun

   Of a measurement; approximately, roughly

   I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   none, much, no, many

3. somepronoun

   An unspecified quantity or number of.

   Would you like some grapes?

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   none, no, many, much

4. somepronoun

   An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).

   Would you like some water?

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   none, many, much, no

5. somepronoun

   A certain, an unspecified or unknown.

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   no, none, many, much

6. somepronoun

   A considerable quantity or number of.

   He had edited the paper for some years.

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   much, many, none, no

7. somepronoun

   a remarkable.

   He is some acrobat!

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   no, many, none, much

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.7 / 3 votes

1. some(a)adjective

   quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

   "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"

   Antonyms:
   few, little(a), ordinary, slight

2. some(a)adjective

   relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent

   "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"

   Antonyms:
   slight, ordinary, little(a), few

3. some(a)adjective

   relatively many but unspecified in number

   "they were here for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"

   Antonyms:
   few, ordinary, slight, little(a)

4. someadverb

   remarkable

   "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

   Synonyms:
   some(a)

   Antonyms:
   slight, ordinary, few, little(a)

5. approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb

   (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

   "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

   Synonyms:
   well-nigh, rough, virtually, somewhat, slightly, or so, roughly, just about, nigh, most, about, nearly, more or less, almost, near, approximately, around, close to, round

   Antonyms:
   few, little(a), slight, ordinary

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. someadjective

   Synonyms:
   more or less, a certain quantity of, a certain number of

2. someadjective

   Synonyms:
   one (indefinitely), a, an, any

3. someadjective

   Synonyms:
   about, near

4. someadjective

   Synonyms:
   several, a considerable number

5. someadjective

   Synonyms:
   some people, some persons

6. someadjective

   Synonyms:
   a part, a portion

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "some":

   certain, approximately, around, selected, few, number, nearly, roughly, specific

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1. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:

   It's election year in the U.S., we're disturbed by anti-Islamic remarks by some of the candidates.

2. Victor Restis:

   We are disappointed that some secret relationship between UANI and the government allows UANI to hide from disclosing that association or to defend what has now been proven to be its false and defamatory allegations directed at Mr. Restis and his company, we are concerned that, in our court system, such a result could occur on the basis of sealed, one-sided filings and meetings in which we were not allowed to participate.

3. Akhbar Banijamaat:

   Some people support Uber, the mayor supports Uber, i don't mind Uber, I think it's a beautiful idea, to whoever did it, very nice. But do it legal.

4. Hilary Duff Has:

   I think some people know, you only have your first name. Some people don't know. I think some people act like they don't know but they do. And a lot of people are like, 'This is a joke, right?'.

5. Richard Simfukwe:

   The challenge of constantly providing water to both humans and some 2,000 cattle within the community is still there.