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Synonyms of partial in English:

partial


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See Spanish definition of parcial

adjective

1‘the partial recovery of the economy’

SYNONYMS
incomplete, limited, qualified, restricted, imperfect, fragmentary, unfinished
ANTONYMS

complete, total, whole

2‘the paper gave a distorted and very partial view of the situation’

SYNONYMS
biased, prejudiced, partisan, one-sided, slanted, skewed, coloured, interested, parti pris, discriminatory, preferential, jaundiced
unjust, unfair, inequitable, unbalanced
ANTONYMS

unbiased, impartial, disinterested


Phrases

    be partial to

    ‘Celeste was partial to bacon sandwiches’


    SYNONYMS
    like, love, enjoy, have a liking for, be fond of, be keen on, have a fondness for, have a weakness for, have a soft spot for, have a taste for, be taken with, care for, have a penchant for, have a predilection for, have a proclivity for, be enamoured of
    informal adore, be mad about, be mad on, have a thing about, be crazy about, be nutty about
    British informal be potty about
    North American informal cotton to, be nutso about, be nutso over
    Australian, New Zealand informal be shook on