Definitions

almost

[awl-mohst, awl-mohst] / ˈɔl moʊst, ɔlˈmoʊst /

ADVERB

nearly, very nearly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually

STRONG

nigh well-nigh

WEAK

about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of

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Almost everyone can cherry-pick a few former colleagues willing to say nice things about them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Almost a decade ago, Nebraska made it easier to recover Medicaid costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"Almost everything you will see in 'Main Vaapas Aaunga' is taken from somebody's life," said Ali, calling the film a "collection of stories of love".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Almost all of SpaceX’s claimed TAM comes from its prospective AI business — the only one of its three business segments that has virtually no concrete achievements to claim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Almost time for the rehearsal to begin, she thought.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

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