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not entirely

ADVERB
incompletely
Synonyms
WEAK
faultily inadequately not completely
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 in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably 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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Beating expectations and providing good guidance isn’t enough anymore, and it’s not entirely clear what the mark for enough is.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

However, Klymenko cautioned: "It is not entirely correct to make generalisations about the entire police only by the actions of two employees."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

That was not entirely unusual in the disco era.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Roughly 30% of people who buy furniture online are not entirely happy with the final result, at least according to some surveys.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

“I’m not entirely sure. I was being chased.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman