sorta kinda
More or less
Sorta kinda doubles up two hedging terms that each mean "somewhat" or "approximately," creating an even vaguer qualification.
The redundancy is deliberate—it signals casual speech and softens statements further than either word alone: I sorta kinda like him, It's sorta kinda my fault.
The phrase suggests ambivalence or reluctance to commit fully to what follows.
- partlyTo some extent
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- in a wayTo some degree
- vaguelyIn unclear fashion
- not exactlyImprecisely, with reservation
maybe · I guess · more or less · noncommittal · on the fence · hedging · equivocating · sorta · iffy · slightly · downplaying · you know · loosely · um · softening · wishy-washy · deflecting · tentatively
sorta kindadefinitely
With complete certainty
absolutely · certainly · positively · unquestionably · undoubtedly
sorta kindaexactly
With total accuracy
precisely · specifically · explicitly · to the letter · literally
sort, sorts, sorted, sorting, sorter, kind, kinds, kinder, kindest