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. Benjamin Ensor:

   If there was a gold mine people would probably have found it by now, but if you can generate some marginal incremental revenue at relatively little cost why wouldn't you do that?

2. Ted Cruz:

   I like Marco. I respect him, i think he's charming and talented and charismatic. We've had some policy disagreements, but that's part and parcel of politics.

3. Mayor Sheldon:

   Some of these same criminals who came to Bay County Sheriff Office this weekend were in Miami last weekend ; we know the exact people, these criminals are traveling from town to town, so it's nobody new. It's just a bad group of folks who are trying to be lawless in every community they can find. MIAMI BEACH VIOLENCE DRIVEN BY GUN-TOTING SPRING BREAKERS COMING IN BY CAR The gunfire on Sunday left one person injured, shocking many in the community.

4. Rocky Lee:

   There will be a judgment call as to whether any U.S. investor would want to be associated with such businesses, i believe you will see some 'quiet' exiting by U.S. funds and possibly LPs, at least those U.S. investors who feel strongly that owning companies engaging in these activities are either immoral or politically incorrect.

5. William Osler:

   There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language.