as in partially
in some measure or degree
a physiological process that is incompletely understood at the present time
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Recent Examples of incompletely
If muscles remain depleted and incompletely repaired, each practice starts with a deficient muscular system.
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William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
In Iran, microscopic soot formed when hydrocarbons in the fuel oil burned incompletely, experts said.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
For too long, the story of this city has been told incompletely.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026
In Iran, microscopic soot formed when hydrocarbons in the fuel oil burned incompletely, experts said.
—Tammy Webber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
For too long, the story of this city has been told incompletely.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompletely
Adverb
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Demolition and recovery operations will resume Sunday morning at the site of the parking garage that partially collapsed this week in Grays Ferry.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ujamaa Construction filed a mechanic’s lien against the council in November saying that it was owed $761,928 for work done on the property that it had only partially been paid for, according to documents from the Cook County recorder of deeds.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The two are so silly, so loopily in synch, that the scene, which occurs halfway through the second act, lifts the entire show, giving it a buoyancy that has been lacking during its exposition-heavy beginning.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Skies will partly to mostly cloudy throughout the day with a wind out of the northwest at 10 to 15 mph.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The ceiling was noticeably bowed, and the floor was partly rotted.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incompletely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompletely. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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