to a certain extent

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ADVERB

partially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderately partly somewhat

WEAK

by degrees by installments fractionally halfway in part in some measure little by little not wholly piece by piece piecemeal to a certain degree

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 part 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 up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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to a certain extent

Venting can be helpful but only to a certain extent.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Tokenized stocks already exist to a certain extent.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

"Maverick, independent, to a certain extent rebellious - it was all good stuff," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

However, SEC rules governing derivative-linked volatility could probably be gamed to a certain extent, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025

It can put up with storms to a certain extent, but it can't just get sandblasted forever.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir