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partial
Meaning: forming only part of the whole
partial in a sentence
How partial is used in real sentences:
A partial list of club members was posted before lunch.
Because clouds covered the sky, we had only a partial view of the moon.
“Ben found a partial opening where deer had pushed through some branches.”
— from the passage Beyond the Ridge
Synonyms for partial
Other words for partial — incomplete, limited and fractional — carry the same meaning.
- incomplete
- limited
- fractional
Antonyms of partial
Words that mean the opposite of partial:
- complete
- whole
Where it comes from
From Latin pars 'part'
Memory hook
PART is inside PARTIAL, meaning only part of something.