Somewhat meaning

What does “somewhat” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“somewhat” is an adverb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: to a small degree or extent.

somewhat

to a small degree or extent
“his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”
“the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other”
Synonymsslightly more or less
to certain extent or degree
“pretty big”
“pretty bad”
Synonymsreasonably moderately pretty jolly fairly middling passably

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University