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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The new risk is different and, in some ways, harder to manage: It assumes that civilian power infrastructure becomes a military asset, a hostage or a weapon simply by existing in a conflict zone.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Getting the material across the open expanse of desert was in some ways the easier part.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

"Telling my story in full for the first time feels surreal and, in some ways, a long time coming," Wright says.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

They helped explain why the community could grow so close, the families in the cities so interdependent, and their ideas in some ways so insular.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

in some ways

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