More or less
More or less adverb - Very close to but not completely.
To some extent and more or less are semantically related In some cases you can use "To some extent" instead an adverb phrase "More or less".
To some extent
More or less and to some extent are semantically related in little topic. Sometimes you can use "More or less" instead an adverb phrase "To some extent", if it concerns topics such as moderately.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and more or less
- nearly and to some extent
- almost and more or less
- almost and to some extent
- somewhat and more or less
- somewhat and to some extent
- rather and more or less
- rather and to some extent
- all but and more or less
- all but and to some extent
- fairly and more or less
- fairly and to some extent
- something and more or less
- something and to some extent
Both terms in one sentence
- While Canada does indeed resent his brother at times, he is shown to still care for him to some extent and their relationship is more or less normal between brothers (even if it is a little vitriolic, it's mostly played for laughs anyway).
- The "Ravishing Russian" Lana is an interesting case in that while her character has more or less stayed the same, to some extent her clothing is an artifact.
- AIR plenty of examples: Hijiri has to take care of her younger sister Kano and to some extent Haruko, who is Misuzu's aunt and Minagi who is more or less Michiru's sister also qualify.
Source: Promotion to Parent
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