| Main Entry: | partly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not completely |
Synonyms: |
at best, at least, 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, partially, piece by piece, piecemeal, relatively, slightly, so far as possible, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, up to a certain point, within limits |
| Notes: | partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part' |
Antonyms: |
completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | half |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | partial |
Synonyms: |
bisected, divided, even-steven, fifty-fifty, fractional, halved, incomplete, limited, moderate, partly |
| Notes: | half is one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; halve means to divide by two |
Antonyms: |
total, whole |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | partially |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | incompletely |
Synonyms: |
by degrees, by installments, fractionally, halfway, in part, in some measure, little by little, moderately, not wholly, partly, piece by piece, piecemeal, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent |
Antonyms: |
completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | quasi |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; to a certain extent |
Synonyms: |
apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly, pretended, pseudo-, seeming, seemingly, semi-, sham*, so-called, supposedly, synthetic, virtual, would-be |
Antonyms: |
entire, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | inadequately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | insufficiently |
Synonyms: |
badly, deficiently, incompetently, incompletely, ineffectively, ineffectually, inefficiently, ineptly, meagerly, not enough, partially, partly, perfunctorily, scantily |
| Main Entry: | insufficiently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | barely |
Synonyms: |
inadequately, incompletely, partly |