kind of

1. 1.

   to some (great or small) extent

   “it was rather cold”

   “the party was rather nice”

   “the knife is rather dull”

   “I rather regret that I cannot attend”

   “He's rather good at playing the cello”

   “he is kind of shy”

   Synonymsratherkindasort of

Questions about kind of

What does kind of mean?

kind of means "to some (great or small) extent".

What is another word for kind of?

Close synonyms include rather, kinda, sort of. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.