in some ways

ADVERB

partly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

at least partially slightly somewhat

WEAK

at best at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in part in some measure inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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But in some ways, almonds are old news, considering American almond farmers planted their first commercial crop in 1843.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The rally has been fast and, in some ways, convincing.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

Miller, drums: We were just as ambitious in some ways, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

If this sounds like a very negative picture, well in some ways it is.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

My class was, in some ways, the equivalent of seventh grade, perhaps even sixth or fifth.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago