Definitions

in part

ADVERB

partially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderately partly somewhat

WEAK

by degrees by installments fractionally halfway in some measure little by little not wholly piece by piece piecemeal to a certain degree to a certain extent

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

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 some measure in some ways 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

ADVERB

somewhat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather significantly slightly

WEAK

adequately bearably incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

WEAK

not at all

Example Sentences

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The measure, which sets the amount a worker can earn tax-free, is in part to compensate for a backtrack by the government – supported by Tynwald – on a planned 9.9% rise in the minimum wage in April.

From BBC

In part, Arteta's decision to play Saka there is down to the midfield injury issues that the Gunners are currently facing.

From BBC

In part because Washington readily and repeatedly gave up power.

From Slate

The answer lies in part, Lancastle says, with the destruction wreaked on its auto sector by Chinese competition.

From MarketWatch

“The Capybara Café experience is based on creating harmony and happiness for children and families,” said Garcia, who postulated that capybaras have become the craze in part due to the animated movie “Flow,” which features one of the rodents.

From The Wall Street Journal

in part

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