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not wholly

ADVERB

partially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderately partly somewhat

WEAK

by degrees by installments fractionally halfway in part in some measure little by little piece by piece piecemeal to a certain degree to a certain extent

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 notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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And Thursday night’s performance, while not wholly irrelevant, was just another television rerun broadcast to a less-than-mass audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

They did not wholly reject the idea but said the measures should be "limited, proportionate and based on a clear understanding of the consequences".

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

But the nightmarish scenario for the world financial system, however unlikely, is now not wholly implausible.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

As James Baldwin wrote, “Though we do not wholly believe it yet, the interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world.”

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

It was not wholly unexpected, or should not have been.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

not wholly

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