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Synonyms & Antonyms for partly
Synonyms
half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partway
Antonyms
all, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, wholly
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The movie, elevated by star turns from Christian Bale and Matt Damon, won a nice response from the audience, partly fueled by Bale himself, who was shown grinning and applauding heartily when the spotlight shown on the cast following the movie. — Los Angeles Times, "‘Joker’ brings anarchy to awards season at Toronto Film Festival," 10 Sep. 2019 As the 2018 election neared, Warren’s big money was partly bankrolling an apparent 2020 apparatus in waiting. — BostonGlobe.com, "Warren set up her primary campaign with big money, then swore it off - The Boston Globe," 10 Sep. 2019 But for oil and gas majors, the question is partly one of image. — S.r.m., The Economist, "Energy companies are divided over a plan to scrap methane-emission rules," 9 Sep. 2019 Erik Grendahl was the firm Sharpless (partly a doctor come in to examine the patient), and Brian Arreola started out as a ringing handsome Pinkerton, though his voice grew tired by the evening’s end. — Washington Post, "A ‘Butterfly’ without the stereotypes takes flight at In Series," 9 Sep. 2019 The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Friday night but mostly clear skies Saturday and Sunday nights, according to the National Weather Service. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Get ready for 'harvest moon effect' as the full moon rises on Friday the 13th," 9 Sep. 2019 From her point of view, that urge to explore is partly why winegrowers came to the mountains in the first place. — Fortune, "Napa Mountain Wines Have Just as Much to Offer as Napa Valley Bottles," 8 Sep. 2019 The trial is part of a national project, partly funded by the U.K. government. — James Brooks, The Denver Post, "British farm moo-ves into new tech with 5G collars on cows," 8 Sep. 2019 Quick-witted, bossy Amina soon proves to be a much more interesting and complex character than Lilly, partly because Mosaku's charisma seems supercharged compared with Fanning's wan, supposedly saintly moping. — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Sweetness in the Belly': Film Review | TIFF 2019," 6 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'partly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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