to a certain extent

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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 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

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to a certain extent

Venting can be helpful but only to a certain extent.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

“I’ve done period before, and you always feel like you’re time traveling to a certain extent, but it’s visceral when it’s yours.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

"I think adapting to what is one of the biggest changes in how we rent property in Wales for over a hundred years has meant retraining entirely and changing business models to a certain extent."

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

"Yeah -- to a certain extent," she sighed as she eyed groceries in a Pennsylvania food bank.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026

He was the caretaker, and to a certain extent he had authority over them.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

to a certain extent

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