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. Peyton Manning:

   When you get to year 19 and kind of deal with some injuries and things going on, it'd be a good way to go out, i don't know if it is, but because of that possibility, I hope that he can win this game and if he decides to hang it up, go out on top.

2. Peter Smith:

   In some situations an employer might not have put in place protections to reduce an injury occurring again, such as removing the hazards that lead to the injury, while these situations should not be happening within the current workers ’ compensation legislation, we do know that they sometimes do occur, in spite of the legislation in place.

3. Sean Morales-Doyle:

   Those provisions basically acknowledge the fact that there is some risk of the rare occasion where somebody is going to be registered inadvertently.

4. Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin:

   I've pulled up short of a federal mandate ... but I am really distressed by some of these comments of wannabe presidential candidates..., think of an analogy: What if I said 'It's my car, I don't want any brakes...and it just endangered my life? [But] you're endangering the lives of other drivers. That's what this is about.

5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   SOMETIMES BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE GOALS WE SEEK IN LIFE CAUSES US TO HAVE LESS A DESIRE TO ENJOY THE TRUE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF LIFE ITSELF. eg. MOST PEOPLE LIVING CLOSE TO THE NIAGARA FALLS SEEM TO VISIT IT LESS, BUT WILL QUICKLY CARRY SOME VISITOR TO SEE IT.