sort of

Adverb

Meaning

to some (great or small) extent

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Alternative names

sort-of

Synonyms

kind of rather kinda some little comparatively kind quite slightly somewhat bit fairly more or less pretty reasonably

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Antonyms

almighty right way very particularly especially

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Examples

God tested Abraham. That is, he sent him afflictions for his benefit, not so that he could find out what sort of man he was, for God knows everything, but so that He give him the means to perfect his faith. Marcus Eremita

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. Edmund Burke

Concealed goodness is a sort of vice. Portuguese Proverb

He who adorns himself knows to what sort of dance he is going. Kikuyu Proverb

Not every sort of wood is fit to make an arrow. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sort by size sort code sort itself out sort of activity sort of life sort oneself out