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in part

ADVERB
partially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
moderately partly somewhat
WEAK
by degrees by installments fractionally halfway in some measure little by little not wholly 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 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 within limits
Antonyms
WEAK
completely totally wholly
ADVERB
somewhat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a little considerably fairly far kind of moderately partially pretty quite rather significantly slightly
WEAK
adequately bearably incompletely insignificantly more or less not much ratherish some something sort of to a degree tolerably well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
little
WEAK
not at all

Example Sentences

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If a family’s earnings are low enough, they can qualify for programs like Head Start, but the number of children in Head Start is falling, in part due to staff shortages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“We also see the consolidation of our industry continuing and potentially accelerating, driven in part by some of the market dislocation that we are witnessing in private credit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Legacy sales declined 25% due to lower demand as the company continues to decommission its copper-based network, while Latin America sales rose 21%, due in part to favorable foreign-exchange effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Collective S&P 500 profits are forecast to rise more than 14% over the first quarter, to just under $608 billion, thanks to solid gains from the tech sector tied in part to artificial intelligence investments.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

But it’s true that she was, in part, guessing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis