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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Now, he’s one of the players choosing to stay in college as long as possible, in part to maximize their pay before taking their chances in the NFL.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the acquisition, he expanded the company, renamed Berkshire Hathaway Energy, into one of the biggest providers of power in the central and western U.S., in part through acquisitions and investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

The show is, in part, about kids coming of age.

From Los Angeles Times

Positive sentiment around the shares, in part due to their association with AI, has boosted Caterpillar higher this year.

From Barron's

He added that 2026 "should be another year of record setting for stocks", pointing in part to expectations for lower borrowing costs, which could boost corporate earnings and drive stock prices higher.

From BBC

in part

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