to some extent

ADVERB

kind of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rather

WEAK

moderately sort of

ADVERB

rather

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a bit a little comparatively fairly kind of pretty quite relatively slightly somewhat

WEAK

averagely enough in a certain degree more or less passably ratherish reasonably so-so some something sort of to some degree tolerably

Antonyms

WEAK

extremely insignificantly little violently

ADVERB

relatively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost approximately comparably comparatively nearly rather somewhat

WEAK

proportionately

ADVERB

slightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

kind of lightly marginally somewhat

WEAK

hardly hardly at all hardly noticeable imperceptibly inappreciably inconsiderably insignificantly more or less on a small scale pretty scarcely any to some degree

Antonyms

WEAK

a lot considerably greatly

Example Sentences

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While states and cities have picked up the slack for the federal government to some extent, the nation is way past due for major investments in early childcare.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

EBay emerged from the bursting of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s largely unscathed, prompting then-CEO Meg Whitman to remark that “eBay is to some extent recession-proof.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

No party is likely to win outright control of the Senedd on 7 May and it is expected that groups will have to work together to some extent.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

There is limited evidence that this is already happening to some extent.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

But they all had that ability to some extent.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

to some extent

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