of sorts
The phrase “of sorts” has 2 syllables: of sorts
It's pronounced as /ʌv sɔːrts/
What is synonym and antonym for of sorts?
In the thesaurus, “of sorts” has 37 synonyms and 23 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for of sorts along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for of sorts
- a bit
- a little
- a mite
- a tad
- a touch
- acceptably
- after a sort
- decently
- enough
- fairly
- half
- halfway
- incompletely
- kind of
- kindly
- like
- little
- moderately
- more or less
- negligibly
- nominally
- part
- partially
- partly
- partway
- passably
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- relatively
- slightly
- something
- somewhat
- sort of
- to a degree
- tolerably
- vaguely
Antonyms for of sorts
- awfully
- beastly
- considerably
- deadly
- especially
- exceeding
- exceedingly
- exceptionally
- extensively
- extremely
- frightfully
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- mightily
- mortally
- particularly
- significantly
- substantially
- surpassingly
- terribly
- very
Example Sentences
- The gathering was more of a of sorts than a formal event.
- They had a small celebration, which was a party of sorts.
- The new proposal is a compromise of sorts, not a complete solution.
- His apology felt like a gesture of sorts, but it lacked sincerity.
- The team created an informal committee of sorts to handle the issues.
On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to of sorts, such as: a bit, a little, a mite, a tad, a touch, acceptably, after a sort.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
a bit
- a few
- a little
- a mite
- a tad
- a touch
- a trifle
- acceptably
- after a sort
- all
- any
- averagely
- barely
- comparatively
- decently
- each
- each and every
- either
- enough
- fairly
- half
- halfway
- hardly
- in a certain degree
- in general
- incompletely
- just
- kind of
- kindly
- like
- little
- marginally
- meagerly
- minimally
- moderately
- more or less
- negligibly
- nominally
- of a sort
- of sorts
- part
- part of
- partially
- partly
- partway
- passably
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- ratherish
- reasonably
- relatively
- scantily
- scarcely
- several
- slightly
- so-so
- some
- something
- somewhat
- sort of
- to a degree
- to some degree
- to some extent
- tolerably
- vaguely
- whatever
querulous
- antsy
- bearish
- bemoaning
- cantankerous
- captious
- carping
- censorious
- choleric
- complaining
- crabby
- cranky
- critical
- cross
- crotchety
- crying
- deploring
- discontented
- disgruntled
- displeased
- dissatisfied
- edgy
- fault-finding
- fidgety
- fretful
- fussy
- grouchy
- grousing
- grumbling
- grumbly
- grumpy
- huffy
- irascible
- irritable
- lamenting
- nervous
- ornery
- out of sorts
- peevish
- perverse
- pettish
- petulant
- plaintive
- quick-tempered
- restive
- restless
- scrappy
- short-tempered
- snappish
- snappy
- snippy
- sour
- squirmy
- testy
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- twitchy
- uneasy
- uptight
- wailing
- waspish
- waspy
- whimpering
- whining
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- wiggly
- worrisome
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quick-tempered
- argumentative
- bearish
- bellicose
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- bilious
- cantankerous
- choleric
- combative
- contentious
- crabby
- cranky
- cross
- cross-grained
- crotchety
- curmudgeonly
- disagreeable
- disputatious
- dyspeptic
- excitable
- fiery
- fractious
- fretful
- grouchy
- grumpy
- hot-blooded
- hot-tempered
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-natured
- ill-tempered
- impatient
- impulsive
- inflammable
- irascible
- irritable
- off-color
- off-colored
- ornery
- out of humor
- out of sorts
- passionate
- peevish
- peppery
- perverse
- pettish
- petulant
- pouty
- prickly
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome
- querulous
- raspy
- ratty
- scrappy
- sensitive
- short
- short-tempered
- shrewish
- snappish
- snappy
- snarky
- snarly
- snippety
- snippy
- splenetic
- stuffy
- sulky
- sullen
- surly
- temperamental
- testy
- tetchy
- thin-skinned
- touchy
- truculent
- waspish
quite
- a bit
- a little
- a mite
- a tad
- a touch
- absolutely
- abundantly
- acceptably
- actually
- after a sort
- all
- all in all
- all of
- all over
- all the way
- all told
- altogether
- at length
- basically
- by and large
- categorically
- chiefly
- clean
- cold
- completely
- considerably
- copiously
- dead
- decently
- down the line
- down to the ground
- downright
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- even
- exactly
- fairly
- far
- fast
- flat
- for fair
- full
- fully
- generally
- generously
- greatly
- half
- halfway
- hands down
- heartily
- in all respects
- in fact
- in reality
- in toto
- in truth
- in whole
- incompletely
- just
- kind of
- kindly
- largely
- like
- little
- mainly
- moderately
- more or less
- mostly
- negligibly
- nominally
- of a sort
- of sorts
- out
- overall
- part
- partially
- partly
- partway
- passably
- perfectly
- plain
- plumb
- positively
- precisely
- predominantly
- predominately
- pretty
- primarily
- principally
- purely
- rather
- really
- reasonably
- relatively
- significantly
- slightly
- something
- somewhat
- sort of
- soundly
- stone
- stone-cold
- substantially
- thoroughly
- through and through
- to a degree
- to bits
- to pieces
- to some degree
- to the hilt
- to the max
- tolerably
- totally
- truly
- unqualifiedly
- utterly
- vaguely
- very
- well
- wholly
- wide
- without reservation
sad
- abhorrent
- abominable
- affecting
- aggrieved
- agonized
- anguished
- bad
- beastly
- bereaved
- bitter
- black
- bleak
- blue
- brokenhearted
- calamitous
- cast down
- cheerless
- comfortless
- contemptible
- crestfallen
- dark
- darkening
- dejected
- deplorable
- depressed
- depressing
- desolate
- despairing
- despicable
- despondent
- detestable
- disappointed
- disastrous
- discomforting
- discomposing
- disconsolate
- discouraged
- discouraging
- discreditable
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- disheartened
- disheartening
- dishonorable
- dismal
- dispirited
- dispiriting
- disquieting
- disreputable
- distressed
- distressful
- distressing
- disturbing
- doleful
- dolorous
- down
- down in dumps
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- drear
- dreary
- droopy
- elegiac
- elegiacal
- forlorn
- funereal
- gloomy
- glum
- grave
- gray
- grey
- grief-stricken
- grieved
- grieving
- grievous
- hangdog
- hapless
- hateful
- heart-rending
- heartbreaking
- heartbroken
- heartrending
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavy-hearted
- heavyhearted
- hopeless
- hurting
- ignominious
- in doldrums
- in grief
- in the dumps
- inadequate
- inconsolable
- infamous
- inferior
- joyless
- lachrymose
- lame
- lamentable
- languishing
- lousy
- low
- low-grade
- low-quality
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- melancholic
- melancholy
- meritless
- misbegotten
- miserable
- morbid
- morose
- mournful
- moving
- murky
- notorious
- odious
- oppressive
- out of sorts
- pathetic
- pensive
- perturbing
- pessimistic
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- pitiable
- pitiful
- plaintive
- poignant
- poor
- regretful
- regrettable
- rueful
- saddened
- saddening
- saturnine
- scandalous
- second-class
- serious
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- shameful
- shocking
- shoddy
- sick at heart
- somber
- sombre
- sordid
- sorrowful
- sorry
- stinking
- suicidal
- sullen
- sunk
- tear-jerking
- tearful
- teary
- touching
- tragic
- troubled
- uneasy
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unquiet
- unsatisfactory
- unsavory
- unworthy
- upset
- upsetting
- wailing
- weeping
- wistful
- woebegone
- woeful
- worried
- worthless
- wretched