something

Meaning

Pron

1. An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
2. (colloquial) A quality to a moderate degree.
3. (colloquial) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
4. (colloquial) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.

Adj

Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.

Adv

1. Somewhat; to a degree.
2. (colloquial) Used to adverbialise a following adjective

Verb

Designates an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.

Noun

1. An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
2. An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense).

Synonyms

anything

thing

what

somebody

someone

a little

for

from

of

some things

somewhat

some

any

be

whatever

whatsoever

item

somewhere

stuff

object

little

off

oneself

veer

report

transport

event

everything

facing

fashion

few

🤏

fuck up

get

get away

give

go

go out

in charge

indeed

issue

lead

marginally

matter

mess up

mildly

move

muck up

nothing

one

originate

other

portion

possession

question

❓

quit

responsible

rid

see

👀

shape

slenderly

so-and-so

something or other

sometimes

source

spoil

spring

stray

style

subject

things

this and that

to

transfer

transmit

unit

up

🆙

what for

who

with

wreck

anything at all

for some reason

small quantity

that which

various things

something unexpected

together with someone

toward someone

romp around

what-do-you-call-it

certain things

paint a sullen picture

paint a grim picture

draw a sombre picture

paint a lugubrious picture

paint a sombre picture

paint a saturnine picture

paint a dire picture

paint a bleak picture

paint a dreary picture

paint a morbid picture

draw a lugubrious picture

paint a gloomy picture

paint a somber picture

paint a seamy picture

paint a dismal picture

draw a somber picture

all

paint a drab picture

a

a

abandon

account

accountable

affair

answer

article

as

at

aught

away

bark

bit

business

busy

case

coherent

come

consider

derive

descend

descended

deviate

digress

draw

Hyphenated as

some‧thing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English somþyng, some-thing, som thing, sum thinge, sum þinge, from Old English sum þing (literally “some thing”), equivalent to some + thing. Compare Old English āwiht (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”), Swedish någonting (“something”, literally “some thing, any thing”).

Sentences

Why don't you say something ?