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half

noun

half a bar of chocolate:

fifty percent of, bisection of.

▷antonyms all.

□ by halves

he operated on a grand scale and never did anything by halves:

incompletely, imperfectly, inadequately, insufficiently, partially, scrappily, skimpily, to a limited extent/degree.

▷antonyms thoroughly.

□ too … by half

Rosemary is too clever by half:

unduly, overly, excessively, exceedingly, inordinately, disproportionately, far too, to too great an extent/degree, by an excessive amount;

enormously, considerably, uncommonly, very, ultra-;

informal too-too.

adjective

he ate a half grapefruit for breakfast:

halved, divided in two, part, partial;

bisected, in two equal parts/portions.

▷antonyms whole.

adverb

1 the chicken is half cooked:

partially, partly, incompletely, inadequately, insufficiently, slightly, barely, in part, part, to a limited extent/degree, in some measure;

not totally, not wholly, not entirely, not fully.

▷antonyms completely.

2 I am half inclined to believe you:

to a certain extent/degree, to a limited extent/degree, to some extent/degree, (up) to a point, in part, partly, in some measure;

almost, nearly, very nearly, just about, all but;

informal ish.

▷antonyms fully.

□ not halfinformal

1 that doesn't half make you feel old!:

really, certainly, definitely, decidedly, assuredly, surely, very much, to a great extent, to a considerable extent, for sure, indeed;

undeniably, undoubtedly, indubitably, irrefutably, incontrovertibly, incontestably, unequivocally;

informal , mainly humorous bigly.

2 the players are not half bad:

not at all, not a bit, not in any way, by no means, absolutely not, most certainly not, not for a moment, not nearly, not the slightest bit, to no extent.

word links	half
demi- related prefixes, as in demi-pension, demitasse hemi- related prefix, as in hemisphere, hemiola semi- related prefix, as in semicircle, semiconductor