some kind of
A particular type
Some kind of signals an unspecified or vague category—the speaker either doesn't know or doesn't care to be precise: There was some kind of commotion outside, He's some kind of engineer.
It can soften claims: We need some kind of solution.
With emphasis, it expresses that something deserves the label even if imperfectly: Well, that's some kind of apology.
Not easily understood
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
unspecific · blurry · hazy · fuzzy · rough · approximate · loose · general
Not firmly known
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
tentative · hesitant · iffy · maybe · perhaps · possibly · seemingly · apparently
Expression of apathy
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatnotUnspecified additional items
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
thing · doodad · whatsit · gizmo · contraption · doohickey · thingy · so-called
unclear
Not easily understood
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- nebulousUnclear and formless
imprecise · unspecific · blurry · hazy · fuzzy · rough · approximate · loose · general · noncommittal
sort of
Approximately, not precisely
- class ofBelonging to a graduating group
uncertain
Not firmly known
questionable · tentative · hesitant · iffy · maybe · perhaps · possibly · seemingly · apparently · supposedly
whatever
Expression of apathy
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatnotUnspecified additional items
stuff · thing · doodad · whatsit · gizmo · contraption · doohickey · thingy · so-called · supposed
some kind ofprecisely
In an exact manner
exactly · specifically · definitively · explicitly · unambiguously
some kind ofcertainly
Without any doubt
definitely · undoubtedly · without question · assuredly · unmistakably
kind, some, kindly, kindness, someone, unkind, kinda, sometime, something