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

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in some ways

I think in some ways, this botched execution is emblematic of how everybody understands now what happens in that room, but the jurisprudence and the technologies have occluded that for most of us.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

"Amazing" was the word Verstappen chose to describe his and Red Bull's first win of the 2026 season at a chaotic, bizarre and, in some ways, unprecedented race.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I think in some ways that’s because obviously those ties to the direct local communities are stronger,” Siles said.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Major business leaders and donors are “in a better position to advocate for higher education than in some ways we are for ourselves,” Harris said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Strangely enough, in some ways Gramps seemed as upset with Dad’s metamorphosis as Henry had been.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

in some ways

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