to an extent
Not entirely so
To an extent means partially or to some degree—acknowledging something is true but with limits: To an extent, she's right, but she's missing the bigger picture.
The phrase qualifies agreement or claims, signaling that what follows isn't the whole story.
To a certain extent and to some extent work identically.
- conditionallyWith requirements attached
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- situationallyIn a context-dependent manner
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- more or lessApproximately, not exactly
sort of · kind of · incompletely · tentatively · moderately · contextually · reservedly · circumstantially · slightly · noncommittally · relatively · proportionally · provisionally · arguably · fractionally · in part · debatably · to a degree
to an extentcompletely
To the fullest extent
totally · entirely · fully · absolutely · wholly
to an extentunequivocally
In a completely clear manner
unconditionally · categorically · without reservation · unreservedly · definitively
extent, extents, extend, extends, extended, extending, extension, extensions, extensive