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to a certain extent

ADVERB

partially

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderately partly somewhat

WEAK

by degrees by installments fractionally halfway in part in some measure little by little not wholly piece by piece piecemeal to a certain degree

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 not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree up to a certain point within limits

Antonyms

WEAK

completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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Tokenized stocks already exist to a certain extent.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

A tribunal found Kerley was "negligent and, to a certain extent, reckless" in not adhering to anti-doping regulations, after the American recorded three whereabouts failures between 11 May and 6 December 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

And so, to a certain extent, the lines blurred sometimes between ourselves and our characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

However, SEC rules governing derivative-linked volatility could probably be gamed to a certain extent, he said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

“In the light of what has happened since, I believe now that she had found out to a certain extent the real character of Holmes and determined to leave him.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

to a certain extent

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