adverb · academic
somewhat
UK/ˈsʌmwɒt/US/səmˈwʌt/SOME·what
to a small or moderate degree; slightly
Examples
“The methodology is somewhat limited by the small sample size.”
“The evidence is somewhat inconsistent across studies.”
“The policy appears somewhat effective for urban areas but not rural ones.”
Band 8 sentence
“The findings are somewhat consistent with previous meta-analyses, indicating a modest but reliable effect.”
Collocations
- somewhat limited
- somewhat consistent with
- somewhat surprising
Word family
Common mistakes
This result is somewhat surprisingly.→This result is somewhat surprising.
The sample is somewhat small to conclude.→The sample is somewhat small to draw conclusions.
Say it for a higher band
5a little→6rather→7+somewhat
Synonyms
slightly
rather
Easily confused
rather
“The results were rather unexpected, given the theoretical framework.”
slightly
“The improvement was slightly greater than anticipated.”
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