My wife is partial to apple pie.
Source: tatoeba (24035)
Partial
/ˈpɑɹʃəl/
Synonyms for "partial" (268 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (54)
adulteratedafantiblackarrestedaudio frequencybiasedbigotedblemishedcallowchauvinisticcoloreddamageddefectivedeficientdenominationaldiscriminatorydoctrinairedogmaticembryonicerroneous
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Adjective(17 words)
aslantatiltbiased climatebiased conclusionsbiased descriptorbiased processingbiased reasoningbiased reportingbiased resultsbiased stancebiassedbrief reliefcontributorycsonkadiscriminatingenamoredfond
Strong matches (80)
Adjective(21 words)
fractionalfractional expressionfractional listfractional ownershipfragmented viewfrench biaisideological biasill dispositionincomplete amountincomplete beingincomplete conditionincomplete designincomplete formincomplete patient recordincomplete recordincomplete submissionsincomplete workinequitablelimited participationlimited perspective narrator
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minor segment
fragmentaryfrequencyfundamentalfundamental tonehalfhalfwayharmonichypoplasticilliberalimmatureimpairedimperfectimpreciseimpurein arrearin arrearsin defaultin favor ofin short supplyinaccurate
Noun(14 words)
fragmentaryfragmented sentencesfrghighly biasedhundredthincompleteincomplete energy measurementincremental update algorithmleaningless thoroughmore partisanmost partialmost partisannoninteger
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more net unbalanced force
Related words (134)
Adjective(33 words)
nonsystemicnonsystemic approachpartial phrasepartial revealpartial specimenpartisan policy positionpartitive casepartitive usepatchiestperfunctorypiecemealpiecemeal lessonspiecemeal planningpolitical partypreferentialpro stancequasiscant turnoutscantierskewed
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slanted typespanish fracciónsubjectivethirduncompletedundetailedunequalunequal effortunequal forcesunfair practiceunfairestunfilled spaceunmeasured biodiversity
not perfectoffone sidedone-and-a-halfone-sidedopinionatedovertoneparochialpartpartial topartial tonepartisanpartlypartypatchypitchpredisposed toprejudicedprepossessedqualified
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Noun(37 words)
one sidedone sided approachoveremphasizingovertoneovertonespartpartial derivativepartial extentpartial paymentpartial sumpartial tonepartisan procedurepartitivepartizanpiecepiecemeal analysispiecemeal reform policypolitical alignmentportionpottery remnant
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prejudicedreductionist viewremnant patchscantingsegmentselective ignorancesemislantedslantingsmall isletsome of the groupsurface level understandingteaserthin slicetiltingunbalancingunfairly biased
Determiner(4 words)
one sided decision makingone sided measureone sided worksingle subsystem modeling
Adverb(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adulterated, af, antiblack, arrested, aslant.
- Sentence evidence is available for partial, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "partial".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "partial"
Keep "partial" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "partial" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "partial", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "partial" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesbiascompletenesscomponentderivativederived functiondifferentialdifferential coefficientfirst derivativeharmonicpartportionstate
More specific
8 entriesCollocations
10 entriespartial agreementpartial creditpartial datapartial eclipsepartial paymentpartial resultpartial samplepartial solutionpartial to chocolatepartial view
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
83 translations across 56 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- i pjesshëm adj (existing in part)
Arabic
1 entries- جُزْئِيّ adj (existing in part)
Armenian
1 entries- մասնակի adj (existing in part)
Belarusian
1 entries- частко́вы adj (existing in part)
Bengali
1 entries- আংশিক adj (existing in part)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- आंशिक adj (existing in part)
Bulgarian
1 entries- части́чен adj (existing in part)
Catalan
1 entries- parcial adj (existing in part)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 部分 adj (existing in part)
Czech
1 entries- částečný adj (existing in part)
Danish
2 entries- delvis adj (existing in part)
- partiel adj (existing in part)
Dutch
2 entries- gedeeltelijk adj (existing in part)
- partieel adj (existing in part)
Estonian
1 entries- osaline adj (existing in part)
Finnish
3 entries- osa- adj (existing in part)
- osittainen adj (existing in part)
- osittais- adj (existing in part)
French
1 entries- partiel adj (existing in part)
Georgian
1 entries- ნაწილობრივი adj (existing in part)
German
2 entries- partiell adj (existing in part)
- teilweise adj (existing in part)
Greek
1 entries- μερικός adj (existing in part)
Hebrew
1 entries- חֶלְקִי adj (existing in part)
Hindi
3 entries- अधूरा adj (existing in part)
- अपूर्ण adj (existing in part)
- आंशिक adj (existing in part)
Hungarian
2 entries- rész- adj (existing in part)
- részleges adj (existing in part)
Indonesian
1 entries- parsial adj (existing in part)
Irish
3 entries- neamhuilíoch adj (existing in part)
- páirt- adj (existing in part)
- páirteach adj (existing in part)
Italian
1 entries- parziale adj (existing in part)
Japanese
1 entries- 部分的な adj (existing in part)
Kazakh
2 entries- жарым-жартылай adj (existing in part)
- ішінара adj (existing in part)
Korean
2 entries- 부분적 adj (existing in part)
- 일부의 adj (existing in part)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жарым-жартылай adj (existing in part)
Latvian
1 entries- daļējs adj (existing in part)
Lithuanian
1 entries- dalinis adj (existing in part)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- deelweis adj (existing in part)
- partiell adj (existing in part)
Macedonian
1 entries- делумен adj (existing in part)
Malay
1 entries- separa adj (existing in part)
Manx
3 entries- ayns ayrn adj (existing in part)
- paartagh adj (existing in part)
- paartnagh adj (existing in part)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- del- adj (existing in part)
- delvis adj (existing in part)
- partiell adj (existing in part)
Occitan
1 entries- parcial adj (existing in part)
Persian
1 entries- جزئی adj (existing in part)
Polish
1 entries- częściowy adj (existing in part)
Portuguese
1 entries- parcial adj (existing in part)
Romanian
1 entries- parțial adj (existing in part)
Russian
1 entries- части́чный adj (existing in part)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- djȅlomičan adj (existing in part)
- dȅlomičan adj (existing in part)
- де̏ломичан adj (existing in part)
- дје̏ломичан adj (existing in part)
Slovak
2 entries- čiastkový adj (existing in part)
- čiastočný adj (existing in part)
Slovene
1 entries- delen adj (existing in part)
Spanish
1 entries- parcial adj (existing in part)
Swedish
2 entries- delvis adj (existing in part)
- partiell adj (existing in part)
Tajik
2 entries- қисман adj (existing in part)
- ҷузъӣ adj (existing in part)
Tamil
3 entries- அரைகுறை adj (existing in part)
- பகுதி adj (existing in part)
- பகுதியளவு adj (existing in part)
Telugu
1 entries- అసంపూర్ణ adj (existing in part)
Thai
1 entries- บางส่วน adj (existing in part)
Turkish
1 entries- kısmi adj (existing in part)
Ukrainian
1 entries- частко́вий adj (existing in part)
Urdu
2 entries- اَدُھورا adj (existing in part)
- جُزْوِی adj (existing in part)
Uyghur
1 entries- قىسمەن adj (existing in part)
Uzbek
1 entries- qisman adj (existing in part)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bán phần adj (existing in part)
- một phần adj (existing in part)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It was a partial success.
Source: tatoeba (42122)
It was only a partial success.
Source: tatoeba (42123)
The umpire was partial to the team from his country.
Source: tatoeba (46135)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "partial"?
Closest matches include adulterated, af, antiblack, arrested, aslant.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "partial"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.