to a certain degree

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partially adv.
partly adv.

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 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 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 extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

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to a certain degree

"A sporting choice. A difficult choice and maybe a hard choice - and maybe to a certain degree unfair, but these choices have to be made."

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

The group's change in strategy "is working to a certain degree", said Ole Hvalbye, commodities analyst at SEB bank.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025

And although he agrees that INSERM’s strategic and research branches should be separate to a certain degree, the agency’s research should still be allowed to inform the country’s strategy.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024

And so to a certain degree, we wanted it to be understood that he wasn't purely a recipient.

From Salon ● May 29, 2024

When I have thought about it, sometimes I am inclined to a certain degree towards their opinion.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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