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up to a certain point

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 to a certain extent within limits
Antonyms
WEAK
completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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Other startups have shared in Silicon Valley’s enthusiasm for OpenClaw and independent AI bots, but only up to a certain point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“I embraced myself up to a certain point, and then yes, there was health,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023

Ozone production rises in step with NOx concentrations—but only up to a certain point.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2023

"Time and again, we've seen the administration say that they would go up to a certain point, but not beyond," he said.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023

Cal knew his brother and could handle him by keeping him off balance, but this only worked up to a certain point.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck