Synonyms for some
sʌm; unstressed səm

Princeton's WordNet(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. some(a)(adj)

   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)(adj)

   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)(adj)

   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. some(adverb)

   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 so(adverb)

   (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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. some(pronoun)

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   none, no, many, much

2. some(pronoun)

   A certain number, at least one.

   Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   none, much, no, many

3. some(pronoun)

   An indefinite quantity.

   Would you like some grapes?

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   much, many, none, no

4. some(pronoun)

   An indefinite amount, a part.

   Would you like some water?

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   much, none, many, no

5. some(pronoun)

   A certain, an unspecified or unknown.

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   no, none, many, much

6. some(pronoun)

   A considerable quantity or number of.

   He had edited the paper for some years.

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   no, none, much, many

7. some(pronoun)

   a remarkable.

   He is some acrobat!

   Synonyms:
   a few

   Antonyms:
   no, many, none, much

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. some(a.)

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

2. some(a.)

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

3. some(a.)

   Synonyms:
   about, near

4. some(a.)

   Synonyms:
   several, a considerable number

5. some(a.)

   Synonyms:
   some people, some persons

6. some(a.)

   Synonyms:
   a part, a portion

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "some":

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

How to pronounce some?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use some in a sentence?

1. Michael Matousek:

   Those are the two things one everyone's minds, that's why you have some of this selloff.

2. Anna Lawson:

   These are all really exciting initiatives that will make a huge difference to some people, but they are very expensive... they're not going to be available to the vast majority of disabled people.

3. Kirsten Dunst:

   Alexander Skarsgard's such a goofy Swede and no one gets to see that side of him -- Alexander Skarsgard's always cast as these really serious handsome dudes, really, Alexander Skarsgard's very funny. I hope that people see this and Alexander Skarsgard gets some other types of roles.

4. Senator Franken:

   I ’m a warm person ; I hug people, i’ve learned from recent stories that in some of these encounters, I crossed a line for some women -- and I know that any number is too many.

5. Mark Zaid:

   When this started to become an issue in November, with the lease provision, I said find me a plaintiff and I ’ll take the case. Scott Rome is a business lawyer in D.C. Rome approached me and said Scott Rome could get some restaurants.

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