Related Searches
Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | moderately |
| Synonyms: | a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, to some degree, to some extent, tolerably |
| Antonyms: | extremely, violently |
| Main Entry: | rather |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | preferably; instead |
| Synonyms: | alternately, alternatively, as a matter of choice, by choice, by preference, first, in lieu of, in preference, just as soon, more readily, more willingly, much sooner, sooner, willingly |
| Main Entry: | considerably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | significantly |
| Synonyms: | appreciably, far, greatly, markedly, noticeably, quite, rather, remarkably, somewhat, substantially, very much, well |
| Antonyms: | insignificantly, little, slightly, unappreciably, unremarkably |
| Main Entry: | enough |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | adequately |
| Synonyms: | abundantly, acceptably, admissibly, amply, averagely, barely, commensurately, decently, fairly, moderately, passably, proportionately, rather, reasonably, satisfactorily, so-so, sufficiently, tolerably |
| Antonyms: | inadequately |
| Main Entry: | fairly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | somewhat |
| Synonyms: | adequately, averagely, enough, kind of, moderately, more or less, passably, pretty well, quite, rather, ratherish, reasonably, so-so, some, something, sort of, tolerably |
| Main Entry: | halfway |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not complete; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | comparatively, compromising, conciliatory, half the distance, imperfectly, in part, incompletely, insufficiently, medially, middling, midway, moderately, nearly, partially, partly, pretty*, rather, restrictedly, to a degree, to some extent, to the middle, unsatisfactorily |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | alternatively |
| Synonyms: | alternately, alternative, as a substitute, in lieu, in place of, in preference, on behalf of, on second thought, preferably, rather, rather than |
| Main Entry: | moderately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a degree, to some extent |
| Synonyms: | a little, averagely, enough, fairly, gently, in moderation, in reason, kind of, more or less, more than not, not exactly, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, rather, reasonably, slightly, so-so, some, something, somewhat, sort of, temperately, tolerable, tolerably, tolerantly, within limits, within reason |
| Antonyms: | immoderately, unlimitedly |
| Main Entry: | pretty |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | considerable; somewhat |
| Synonyms: | a little, ample, fairly, kind of, large, moderately, more or less, much, notable, pretty much, quite, rather, reasonably, sizable, some, something, sort of, tolerably |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
