kinda
Rather, in slang
Kinda is a casual contraction of "kind of," used in speech and informal writing to mean somewhat or to some degree: I'm kinda tired, It was kinda boring.
Like "kind of," it often softens statements or hedges commitments: I kinda want to go, but I'm not sure.
The spelling reflects pronunciation rather than standard grammar.
Informal partial affirmative
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- slightlyTo a minor extent
- fairlyModerately or equitably
moderately · relatively · mildly · almost · nearly · basically · essentially · practically
Casual "will" contraction
- sortaInformal partial affirmative
- wannaDesire to, casually
- gottaColloquial for must
- outtaInformal "from" or "away"
gimme · lemme · ya · dunno · coulda · shoulda · woulda · hafta
Not expressing clear opinion
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- uncertainNot firmly known
- hesitantSlow to act
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
equivocal · indecisive · wavering · uncommitted · halfhearted · lukewarm · tepid · fence-sitting
Relating to informal dialogue
- relaxedFree of stress
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- offhandCasually unrehearsed
breezy · colloquial · vernacular · chatty · folksy · unpretentious · unpolished · everyday
sorta
Informal partial affirmative
fairly · moderately · relatively · mildly · almost · nearly · basically · essentially · practically · more or less
gonna
Casual "will" contraction
outta · gimme · lemme · ya · dunno · coulda · shoulda · woulda · hafta · ain't
noncommittal
Not expressing clear opinion
ambivalent · equivocal · indecisive · wavering · uncommitted · halfhearted · lukewarm · tepid · fence-sitting · wishy-washy
conversational
Relating to informal dialogue
offhand · breezy · colloquial · vernacular · chatty · folksy · unpretentious · unpolished · everyday · natural
- Informal Spellingsgonna, wanna, gotta, oughta, shoulda
- not reallynot quite, sort of, maybe, hardly, barely
- Informal Englishgonna, wanna, gotta, lemme, sorta
- fillersfiller, gap filler, filler material, caulk, grout
- hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
kindaexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · completely · entirely · totally · definitely
kindawithout a doubt
With complete certainty
positively · for sure · undoubtedly · decidedly · no question
kindaprecisely
In an exact manner
exactly · definitely · certainly · specifically · particularly
- kind ofApproximately, loosely speaking
- one of a kindUtterly without equal
- be kindAct with consideration
- two of a kindPair sharing essential traits
- what kind ofPhrase requesting specification
- what kindQuestion seeking classification