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

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"We find that to some extent, Alzheimer's disease is a little like cancer -- driven by the same mutations that drive blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia," said Walsh.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

“So you see the people who want to take him out going after one of the words I just used here, which is ‘trustworthy’ and, to some extent, ‘credible.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

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

This view hinges on a low opinion of democracy and the fourth estate that has, to some extent, been borne out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Miele’s architecture partners occasionally joked that he was not in the business for the money, which to some extent was true.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

to some extent

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