in a sense

Meaning

in a sense

In one sense or interpretation, but not all ways.
Synonym: in a way

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

somewhat somehow

Antonyms

basically as a matter of fact in reality in point of fact

Examples

All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition. Cesare Pavese

Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves. Robert N. Bellah

Great men of action never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job. Oswald Mosley

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities. Angela Davis

Every fairy tale offers the potential to surpass present limits, so in a sense the fairy tale offers you freedoms that reality denies. Azar Nafisi

Words in the phrase

in a sense

Close letter words and terms

in a secretive way in a self-contradictory manner in a semicircle in a sensible manner in a sensible way in a series