Nearby Words
partially
| Main Entry: |
partially
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | incompletely |
| Synonyms: | by degrees, by installments, fractionally, halfway, in part, in some measure, little by little, moderately, not wholly, partly, piece by piece, piecemeal, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent |
| Notes: | partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part' |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | partly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not completely |
| Synonyms: | at best, at least, 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, partially, piece by piece, piecemeal, relatively, slightly, so far as possible, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, up to a certain point, within limits |
| Notes: | partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part' |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | piecemeal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | bit by bit |
| Synonyms: | at intervals, by degrees, by fits and starts, fitfully, fragmentary, gradual, gradually, intermittent, intermittently, interrupted, little by little, partial, partially, patchy, spotty, step by step |
| Antonyms: | all, completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | somewhat |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to some extent |
| Synonyms: | a little, adequately, bearably, considerably, fairly, far, in part, incompletely, insignificantly, kind of, moderately, more or less, not much, partially, pretty, quite, rather, ratherish, significantly, slightly, some, something, sort of, to a degree, tolerably, well |
| Antonyms: | not at all |
| Main Entry: | superficially |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | lightly; without care |
| Synonyms: | apparently, at first glance, carelessly, casually, externally, extraneously, flimsily, frivolously, hastily, ignorantly, not profoundly, not thoroughly, on the surface, once over lightly, ostensibly, outwardly, partially, skim, to the casual eye |
| Antonyms: | carefully, deeply, thoroughly |
| Main Entry: | inadequately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | insufficiently |
| Synonyms: | badly, deficiently, incompetently, incompletely, ineffectively, ineffectually, inefficiently, ineptly, meagerly, not enough, partially, partly, perfunctorily, scantily |
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