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. Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro:

   We still have some areas to address. I would say were 80 % of the way there with pure public health issues, but then there are travel-related issues.

2. James Shikany:

   All participants had some level of adherence to each pattern, but usually adhered more to some patterns and less to others, for example, it would not be unusual for an individual who adheres highly to the Southern pattern to also adhere to the plant-based pattern, but to a much lower degree.

3. Damar Hamlin:

   The fact that we did not have to go back out there on that field and play just shows that there is care, and that’s all we can ever ask for is that we get treated as people, because most people just treat us as athletes, as superstars, and some people like celebrities, but in that moment they treated us like people.

4. Jeb Bush:

   If you apply conservative principles and you stick with it, and you have the leadership skills to bring people toward the cause, you can move the needle on these things, i reject the notion that we can't solve problems, that the gridlock is too enormous to forge consensus. It requires some creativity to get to a win for everybody.

5. Jakob Silfverberg:

   A lot of guys will have to step up if you lose some of the key guys, and I think a lot of guys showed up tonight and played really well, and winning here is tough, and we managed to do it tonight, which obviously (we) did great.