ish
More or less
Ish is a suffix meaning approximately or somewhat: sixish, tallish, greenish.
Standalone, ish serves as a hedge—a one-word answer when something is partly true or hard to pin down: Are you hungry? Ish.
It softens claims and creates flexibility: The movie was good—ish.
Comparable to, or enjoy
- similarResembling another thing
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- quasiPartly or apparently
- semiLarge freight truck
pseudo · sort of · kind of · approaching · bordering · leaning · trending · suggestive
In approximate terms
- aboutConcerning or approximately
- aroundIn the vicinity
- almostShort of completely
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
kinda · sorta · ballpark · guesstimate · thereabouts · circa · close enough · in the vicinity
Not expressing clear opinion
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- uncertainNot firmly known
ambiguous · wishy-washy · uncommitted · equivocal · tentative · wavering · hesitant · indecisive
like
Comparable to, or enjoy
semi · pseudo · sort of · kind of · approaching · bordering · leaning · trending · suggestive · reminiscent
roughly
In approximate terms
nearly · kinda · sorta · ballpark · guesstimate · thereabouts · circa · close enough · in the vicinity · give or take
noncommittal
Not expressing clear opinion
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
uncertain · ambiguous · wishy-washy · uncommitted · equivocal · tentative · wavering · hesitant · indecisive · fuzzy
derivation
Source or origin tracing
stylish · greenish · tallish · youngish · oldish · warmish · coolish · sweetish · largish · latish
tinge
Slight degree present
trace · smidgen · bit · shade · suggestion · whisper · nuance · soupçon · twinge · flicker
ishdefinitely
With complete certainty
absolutely · certainly · positively · unequivocally · for sure
fish, wish, foolish, selfish, childish, bookish, boyish, outlandish, girlish