somesuch

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adjective

Of the same or similar kind.

“somesuch excuse.”

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Meanings

adjectivesomesuch (not comparable)

alternative some such

  1. not comparableOf the same or similar kind.

    somesuch excuse.

    1 more example

    1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed. the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting.

    Synonyms: suchlike

pronoun

alternative some such

  1. Other things of the same kind or type.

    I never did have a full name down in my daybook for him, just Sam or Joe or somesuch, I can't recollect that now.

    1955, Wilma Dykeman, The French Broad

    Synonyms: suchlike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf the same or similar kind.

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pronounOther things of the same kind or type.

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Origin

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APA

somesuch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somesuch

MLA

“somesuch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somesuch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somesuch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somesuch.

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