relatively
/ˈrɛlətɪvli
/adverb [sentence adverb]
1In relation, comparison, or proportion to something else: they were very poor, but, relatively speaking, they had been lucky...
- Yet, relatively speaking, religion and the churches were pushed away from the centre.
- Individualism is a pretty new idea relatively speaking and one which most of us today take for granted.
- Relatively speaking, Antartica's hot.
1.1 [as submodifier] Regarded in comparison with something else rather than absolutely; quite: the site was cheap and relatively clean...
- Such societies are held in relatively low regard by the college authorities.
- Part of its defence is based on points which might be regarded as relatively technical.
- The reason the price is relatively high compared to other options is two-fold.
Synonyms
comparatively, in comparison, by comparison, proportionately;
quite, fairly, reasonably, rather, somewhat, to a limited extent/degree, to a certain extent/degree, to some extent/degree, to an extent, to a degree, within reason, within limits, tolerably, passably, adequately, satisfactorily
informal pretty, kind of, sort of, ish
- one-night
- one-nighter
- one-night stand
- one-note
- one of a kind
- one-off
- one of these days
- one of those days
- one of us
- one-old-cat
- one-one
- one-on-one
- one or another (or the other)
- one (or a) step at a time
- one or two
- one-parent
- one-party
- one-party system
- one per cent
- one-piece
- one-pip
- one-pipe
- one-pipper
- one-place
- one-pointed