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within limits
adjective as in excusable
adverb as in moderately
adverb as in partly
Weak matches
- 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
- up to a certain point
Example Sentences
But neither am I saying that, within limits, they would exactly mind.
“Within limits, socialism has been able to demonstrate what the right never even thought of doing,” Fuentes wrote.
But before we describe those circumstances, a quick caveat: We're obviously talking here about "revisionism" within limits.
With delicate female tact, with fine female stoicism too; keeping all things within limits.
Variation in the living world seems to be indeed infinite, but nevertheless, so to say, restrained within limits.
A number of scientists seem to agree that within limits alcohol may be a kind of food, although a very poor food.
Within limits, Cobham's allegation that Ralegh had fomented his anger against the new state of things is plausible enough.
He was so unfamiliar with camp discipline that he once had his sword taken from him for shooting within limits.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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