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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Hasbro attributed the higher revenue in part to continued strength in tabletop game Magic: The Gathering.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The mother believes that was, in part, wasted.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

China's coal capacity grew six percent last year, but coal-powered electricity generation fell 1.2 percent, in part because of soaring renewable capacity.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The major stock indexes are feeling the heat, in part because higher rates mean future profits are worth less in today’s dollars.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The sun-bleached mellowness of the island opened up space for the two of us, in part by giving us time we’d never before had.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

in part

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