FRAGMENTARILY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

fragmentarily

adverb

Definition of fragmentarily

as in somewhat

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Adverb

Piker stumped for the Michigander in the primaries before receding somewhat.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Trend Micro counted a total of 1,472,554 infected devices, somewhat higher than Google’s estimate.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of somewhat

Adverb

If this sort of shotgun approach to local targeting is a relatively unfamiliar phenomenon in political circles, football fans have long grown used to seeing ads for things that are essentially irrelevant to their own interests.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
These in turn parse into approximately 190,512 possible combinations of speech and action, so that individual museumgoers can have relatively unique encounters with the artist-as-revenant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of relatively

Adverb

There’s nothing quite like it in Philadelphia—and yet the 18th-century historic space feels right at home in the neighborhood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
But this matchup didn’t quite live up to the hype after Doncic continued his early season dominance in the Lakers’ 138-117 win.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of quite

Adverb

Multifamily residential complexes are uncommon in Oxford, a moderately wealthy suburb of about 13,000.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Knead in enough of the remaining bread flour to make a moderately soft and slightly tacky dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 5 minutes total).

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderately

Adverb

Northeast of Thule's Malmö headquarters in the greater Stockholm metro, Dometic has largely focused in on inflatable RTT design, going so far as to integrate an air tent into a rather impressive Jeep Wrangler pop-top concept.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Kawajiri crashes the two together both with a rather sweet, tentative courtship and plenty of comedy around the anxiety which would accompany any new romance, let alone one between two shut-ins with no game.

— Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

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