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to a certain extent

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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"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

Tokenized stocks already exist to a certain extent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Ronan: I think I did to a certain extent.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

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

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

to a certain extent

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