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sort of vs kind of

Both 'sort of' and 'kind of' are commonly used in informal English to mean 'to some extent' or 'in a way.' They are interchangeable and can be used in similar contexts.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 854 views

sort of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal English.

It is used to express something that is not exactly one way or another, but rather falls in between.

Examples:

I'm sort of tired.
She's sort of busy right now.

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Well, I sort of... Well, I sort of design products and sell them.
Some sort of high-tech tracer round.
Some sort of giant undiscovered predator.
It was some sort of false recollection.
Clearly there's some sort of blockage.
Some sort of sonic energy weapon.
I held a sort of whip-round.
Different sort of boogeyman up there.
Some sort of powered transport discs.
I just sort of gave him permission.
Some sort of biological defense mechanism.
Witches are naturally immune to any sort of manipulation.
Amanda sort of gave me permission.
So Madden has some sort of healing artifact.
Some sort of organized crime syndicate.
Your country views pregnancy as some sort of affliction.
We do a sort of informal scoring.
Not the sort of behaviour Arthur... tolerated.
It sort of became really sweet.
This whole thing is sort of my fault.

Alternatives:

kind of
a bit
somewhat
rather
a little

kind of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal English.

It is used to express something that is not exactly one way or another, but rather falls in between.

Examples:

I'm kind of tired.
It's kind of cold in here.

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Although being rational is kind of overrated.
No, I'm kind of tired.
Then things got kind of amazing.
I'm feeling kind of weird.
I sometimes ask those kind of questions.
Like a kind of gravity or magnetism.
Some kind of international war-for-profit scheme.
Jacob's kind of a werewolf.
Somehow we had some kind of telepathic communication.
Like some kind of sympathetic nervous system response.
Some kind of encampment behind this barrier.
But exile is another kind of journey.
Sergeant Brody is exactly the kind of congressman we need.
Witnesses say same kind of truck.
Sounds like my kind of weekend.
Clearly there's been some kind of communication error.
Some kind of fungus or bark rot.
Like some kind of coma or something neurological.
A real, kind of, salt-of-the-earth...
Glad you found some kind of peace.

Alternatives:

sort of
a bit
somewhat
rather
a little

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