might/may as well

idiom

1

—used to say that something should be done or accepted because it cannot be avoided or because there is no good reason not to do it

You might as well tell them the truth.

We may as well begin now.

(informal) "Should we start now?" "Might as well."

2

—used to say that something else could have been done with the same result

The party was so dull that I might (just) as well have stayed home.

Examples of might/may as well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the case of the skin routine, the writer might as well have gotten one from a women’s magazine — there’s nothing especially bespoke about it. —Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024

My new nickname may as well be Passenger because Jennifer Lawrence’s pregnancy style is taking me on a journey. —Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024

For the sake of the fans (and media) stressing out and losing sleep over this, the Titans might as well make a decision quick. —Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024

The year 1902 was so long ago that Willis Haviland Carrier and his team might as well have been operating on an entirely different planet. —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024