Not completely
Partially and not completely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partially" instead an adverb phrase "Not completely".
Partially
Partially adverb - In some measure or degree.
Not completely and partially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Not completely" instead an adverb "Partially".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- somewhat and not completely
- somewhat and partially
- moderately and not completely
- moderately and partially
- halfway and not completely
- halfway and partially
- insufficiently and not completely
- insufficiently and partially
- in part and not completely
- in part and partially
- incompletely and not completely
- incompletely and partially
- partly and not completely
- partly and partially
Both terms in one sentence
- Partially due to the fan outcry, modern day generic armor is better, but the trope is not completely averted.
Source: Thong of Shielding -
The crystal skull artifact *partially* shifted humans into his phase, where they could interact with him, but not completely.
Source: Ancient Astronauts - The Beard: Teddy and Penelope start "dating" partially for the benefit of Penelope's parents and the other kids at school, but it's not completely fake.
Source: Webcomic / Best Friends Forever
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