Synonyms for partial
ˈpɑr ʃəlpar·tial

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1. partialadjective

   Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

   The referee is blatantly partial!

   Antonyms:
   impartial

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1. partial

   Synonyms:
   conservative, inadequate, incomplete, moderate, palliative, slight, superficial, tentative, trial

   Antonyms:
   complete, constitutional, entire, essential, extreme, fundamental, ingrained, innate, native, natural, organic, original, perfect, positive, primitive, radical, thorough, thoroughgoing, total

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1. partial

   Synonyms:
   restricted, local, peculiar, specific, favoring, inequitable, unfair, biased, particular

   Antonyms:
   unrestricted, total, universal, general, impartial, equitable, just, fair, unbiased

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1. partial derivative, partialnoun

   the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

   Synonyms:
   partial tone, overtone, partial derivative

   Antonyms:
   impartial, indifferent, complete, dispassionate, unbiased, disinterested, unbiassed, cold-eyed, disinclined

2. overtone, partial, partial toneadjective

   a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

   Synonyms:
   partial tone, overtone, partial derivative

   Antonyms:
   complete, indifferent, impartial, unbiased, disinterested, unbiassed, dispassionate, cold-eyed, disinclined

3. partialadjective

   being or affecting only a part; not total

   "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

   Synonyms:
   partial(p), fond(p)

   Antonyms:
   complete, indifferent, unbiased, cold-eyed, impartial, disinclined, unbiassed, dispassionate, disinterested

4. partialadjective

   showing favoritism

   Synonyms:
   partial(p), fond(p)

   Antonyms:
   indifferent, disinterested, disinclined, unbiassed, unbiased, cold-eyed, impartial, dispassionate, complete

5. fond(p), partial(p)adjective

   (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for

   "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"

   Antonyms:
   cold-eyed, unbiased, unbiassed, indifferent, disinterested, complete, dispassionate, disinclined, impartial

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1. incomplete

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1. partialadjective

   Synonyms:
   incomplete, imperfect, limited, not entire, not total, not general, not universal

2. partialadjective

   Synonyms:
   biassed, prejudiced, prepossessed, warped, interested, unfair, unjust, one-sided, not indifferent

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1. partialadjective

   Synonyms:
   warped, biased, prejudiced, imperfect, incomplete

   Antonyms:
   impartial

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1. List of paraphrases for "partial":

   partially, biased, one-sided, part, part-time, by-election, partly, incomplete, by-elections, part-, fractional, piecemeal, micro, fuzzy

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1. Pope Francis:

   There should be no room for opportunistic and cynical efforts to gain small partial results in the short run while shifting equally significant costs and damages to future generations, civilization requires energy.

2. Jenna Robinson:

   That could pay for two years' worth of tuition and fees for a student to study in that department or a partial scholarship for the entire four years in school. In-state tuition and fees at UNCW are less than $8,000 a year. And so that money could have gone a long way towards one student's education.

3. Marcus Arbery:

   Thank God for this good morning, that Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery Sr. have prayed for. It is because of their conviction to get full justice, not partial justice...( that) we get to celebrate this moment.

4. Mohamed El-Erian:

   It's a really tough policy call, not only do domestic indicators conflict with external ones, but the Fed itself has only a partial handle on the economy - and inevitably so. This is a time of significant policy uncertainty, particularly given that what's on the table is a policy regime change - namely the first interest rate hike in over nine years.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   House Republicans are seeking to disguise their efforts, threatening our national security in order to undermine the president’s clear legal authority, we will not be enablers to a Republican government shutdown, partial or otherwise.