up to a point
Only so far
Up to a point means to a limited degree—accepting or agreeing with something, but not completely.
The phrase signals a reservation: The plan works, up to a point.
It acknowledges partial validity while implying boundaries or eventual failure: I trust him up to a point, but I wouldn't lend him money.
- partlyTo some extent
- somewhatTo a moderate extent
- more or lessApproximately, not exactly
- to some extentPartially but not fully
- fairlyModerately or equitably
qualified · contingent · bounded · moderately · restrictively · conditionally · tentative · circumscribed · constrained · hedge · threshold · extent · situational · dependent · contextual · provisional · relative · gradation
- moderationmoderation, in moderation, restraint, self-control, moderately
up to a pointcompletely
To the fullest extent
absolutely · totally · entirely · wholly · fully
up to a pointunconditionally
Without any limitations
wholeheartedly · unreservedly · without exception · unequivocally · categorically
point, points, pointed, pointing, pointer, pointers, pointy, pointless, pointedly