Synonyms for sort of
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1. sort ofadverb

   Synonyms:
   sorta, kind of

2. sort ofadverb

   Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.

   It sort of makes sense the way he explains it, but I still don't really understand.

   Synonyms:
   kind of, sorta

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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, kinda, instead, quite, preferably, kind of, rather

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1. kinda

   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. Ian Poulter:

   That's generally the distance you hit it to when you are playing well. It's an amazing percentage of putts that he holes and we all want that sort of putting stroke, he holed a 50-footer at the 16th in the final round of the Open and then bogeyed the 17th after missing from seven feet. He was one shot away from the playoff and that's what happens when you play well and putt well.

2. Johnathan Handel:

   If there is a strike what viewers would see is a ripple effect, the late night shows which are scripted on a day-to-day basis…would immediately go to an improv kind of a situation and a sort of an awkwardness. Then, you’re talking about the weekly showsSaturday NightLive, for example, which could go dark or into re-runs.

3. Gina Bravo of the University:

   We can understand that health professionals need a sort of order of who to call.

4. Kathryn Wheelbarger:

   But in this case we have not been given( the) sort of orders that you're discussing, no.

5. Richard Tanne:

   It's embarrassing to admit it, but I never considered the political ramifications, i really wanted to tell a love story, but as I was writing it, and as we were making it, it did occur to me that there's a sort of dramatic irony in the sense that everyone watching the movie will always know what they went on to do.