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some

6.8

Very impressive in a way that surprises people

adjective
/sʌm/

Informal

: todo un

That was some incredible performance that left the audience speechless.

And you know, I mean, that was some work, right?

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Examples

Whoa, that is some full coverage lip gloss right there.
Step one is you put on some sick gear.
And you know, I mean, that was some work, right?

Gamers Nexus
But yeah, there are some pretty tough stories.
That being said, that species has some strong DNA.
Yeah, There are some cool Ted talks about it.
So I do see some good trends there.
OK guys, there's some good news and some bad news.
But now the house is going to turn into some very uncanny place.
But for me at least, we've now got some much better display settings.

Synonyms

quite a

vssome

∞ 3.2

A phrase that shows someone or something is very noticeable and impressive

is more informal and used to add stronger emphasis

remarkable

vssome

588 2.8

Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising

is an informal emphatic phrase rather than a plain descriptive term

impressive

vssome

584 3.4

Causing people to admire it, like a building or performance, because it is very good

is an informal emphatic use rather than a direct descriptive adjective

quite an

vssome

105 3.5

To show that something is very surprising or impressive

is an informal emphatic word rather than a neutral descriptive term

heck of a

vssome

Informal

77 8.1

Very impressive or very difficult

gives informal emphasis but is more general and less intense

Antonyms

mediocre

109 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

unremarkable

20 3.5

Being ordinary and not interesting

Idioms

for some reason

148 2.8

Nobody knows why something happened

and then some

Informal

30 5.2

More than expected or mentioned

to ruffle some feathers

Informal

9 7.2

Upset people by challenging usual views

to grow some balls

Offensive

4 9.9

To become braver and act when you are afraid

to catch some Z's

Informal

2 7.9

To sleep to get some rest

to kick some tail

Slang

1 8.8

Beat someone by a lot

to catch some z's

Informal

8.9

To sleep for a short time

to bang some heads together

Informal

8.6

To make people work together by firmly telling them to stop arguing

to grow some skin

Informal

9.4

To become less upset by criticism or problems

to need some poon

Offensive

9.9

An informal way to say you want to have sex, often used by men

to put some meat on someone's bones

Informal

9.1

To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick

to show some colour

6.6

Make something brighter and more lively with colour or style

up to some devilment

9.6

Doing small naughty things for fun

Compounds

some days

65 1.0

A few days in a period that are not every day

quite some difference

3.9

A fairly large change you can easily notice

Surface Forms

some positive

Etymology

Some (used as in 'He is some drummer') comes from the same old root sum that meant 'a certain' and, over time, grew to carry the idea of 'a noticeable one'. A helpful way to remember this informal use is to think that calling something 'some' means it was strong or impressive, so 'some storm' = a storm you remember.