PARTIALLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

partially

adverb

ˈpär-sh(ə-)lē

Definition of partially

as in halfway

in some measure or degree the construction project is only partially complete

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Recent Examples of partially Monetization through ads will help OpenAI partially cover the cost of generating inference for a query and stem the company's losses, experts said. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Barlow credits that at least partially to the demolition of the Timothy Cheney House, a landmark mansion on East Center Street since the early 1700s. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Each bite was unique — a pocket of cold sour cream here, the cheese only partially melted there, the last crisp cry of the ever-steaming French fries yonder. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The Honda became partially wedged under the Cadillac during the crash and also overturned, police said. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partially

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Stripes is nobody’s pushover, and in hunting him, or any other big game that’s worth a trip halfway around the world, there’s many a slip ‘twixt track and trophy.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Not everyone needs to deploy halfway around the world to make a difference, Evans said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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The gap partly reflects the rise of thematic trading, according to Buckley.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Line Islands corals show a similar mean increase but far wider scatter, which the researchers partly attribute to these records’ reliance on oxygen isotopes alone.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

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