PARTWAY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

partway

adverb

ˈpärt-ˈwā

Definition of partway

as in halfway

in some measure or degree his alibi wasn't even partway believable

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Recent Examples of partway Traveling the entire Amtrak Cascades route from Canada requires changing trains partway through, which could mean stopping for an overnight stay or a few hours' layover somewhere from Seattle to Portland. — Molly O'Brien, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2025 Ajala’s first appearance on the show will come partway through the season; Law & Order opens its 25th campaign Thursday night. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025 The department said one body was found near the base of the cliffs and another person was rescued partway down. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024 When Smyth and West arrived, the troopers parked out of sight, walked partway up the driveway and hid behind trees, according to court records. — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for partway

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Pegula went into the net, and Sabalenka was halfway to the final.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Yachty was halfway into the ring before the referee tended to him.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, publisher Max Lederer, and reporter Lara Korte at Stars and Stripes – a military news outlet that is partially funded by the Pentagon – claimed their dismissals were retaliatory and violated the First Amendment.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
In the Boryspil district, a fire sparked by a strike partially destroyed a nine-story residential building.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026